dn@lll-crg.llnl.gov (David Newman) (02/10/90)
ISLAND GRAPHICS INTRODUCES
THE ISLAND OFFICE SERIES(tm)
UNDER OSF/MOTIF(tm) AT UNIFORUM
IslandWrite(tm), IslandPaint(tm) & IslandDraw(tm)
Shown on HP's Apollo Personal Workstations
and on HP 9000 Series 300 Workstations
WASHINGTON, D.C. January 23, 1990 -- Island Graphics
Corporation introduced its newest office publishing applica-
tions, IslandWrite, IslandPaint, and IslandDraw under the X
Window System-based OSF/Motif graphical user interface, at
Uniforum today. The products, the first in the Island
Office Series, were shown on HP's Apollo personal worksta-
tions and HP 9000 Series 300 workstations in Island's booth
(#3431) and in the Hewlett-Packard Company booth (#1835).
"HP users shouldn't have to buy expensive tech-doc sys-
tems just to write memos or create newsletters," said Paul
Remer, Island's executive vice president. "Now they'll be
able to get Island's write, paint and draw programs at PC
and Mac software prices."
The Island Office Series is intended to serve office
publishing needs ranging from writing memos and letters to
creating illustrated reports and newsletters. IslandWrite
is a word processing and desktop publishing package that
accepts graphics from IslandDraw, an object-oriented illus-
tration package, and IslandPaint, a raster graphics editor.
Each program provides PostScript(tm) output to laser
printers and imagesetters.
IslandWrite
IslandWrite is a word processing and composition pro-
gram that supports English, French, Italian and German text.
It provides both writing and layout tools for creating
freeform newsletters and structured documents.
IslandWrite's word processing features include search and
replace and spell checking in each supported language. Its
typographic tools support automatic pair kerning, PostScript
grey levels, and variable point sizes from 4 to 72.
IslandWrite's structured document features allow users to
create character and paragraph formats so they can make glo-
bal changes in reports, specifications and technical docu-
mentation. IslandWrite's layout tools let users create
freeform pages and use multiple columns in the same docu-
ment. IslandWrite can automatically hyphenate text as it
flows around graphics or text in overlapping containers.
IslandWrite lets users create rules and tint blocks in
PostScript grey levels. Graphics from IslandDraw and
IslandPaint can be imported or pasted directly into
IslandWrite.
IslandDraw
IslandDraw is an object-oriented illustration program
that lets users create technical diagrams, organization
charts and other informational graphics to be imported into
IslandWrite and other publishing programs. IslandDraw's
state-of-the-art bezier curve manipulation also lets users
create sophisticated illustrations. Drawn objects and text
within IslandDraw can be rotated, scaled and flipped,
arranged front to back, and grouped with other objects.
IslandDraw's graphics can also be printed on overhead pro-
jection materials via PostScript devices and used as presen-
tation graphics.
IslandPaint
IslandPaint is a raster image editor which lets users
edit TIFF images from scanners and clip art collections, and
create original art. IslandPaint images can be imported
into IslandWrite and other composition programs that accept
TIFF files.
Pricing and Availability
The Island Office Series will be distributed by the
Apollo Direct Channel beginning April 1, 1990, for the
Apollo personal workstations, and July 1, 1990, for the HP
Series 300 workstations. Apollo Direct is an after-market
sales channel that enables Apollo users to select from a
wide variety of products that add functionality to their
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installed equipment. IslandWrite is priced at $595, while
IslandPaint and IslandDraw can be purchased together for
$495. The U.S. toll-free number for Apollo Direct is 1-
800-225-5290. The Island Office Series runs on the entire
Apollo personal workstation family, ranging from the Series
2500 to the Series 4500. It also runs on the HP 9000 Series
300.
Last September at the Seybold Desktop Publishing Show
in San Francisco, Island showed prototype versions of the
products (then code-named iWrite, iPaint and iDraw) on HP's
Apollo personal workstations under its own X-based user
interface.
Island Graphics Corporation, headquartered in San
Rafael, California, is the leading developer of UNIX desktop
publishing and prepress software. Island Graphics has
created a wide range of products for publishing and prepress
system vendors in the United States, Europe, and Japan,
including Sun Microsystems, Nixdorf, Dainippon Screen
Manufacturing Company, AT&T Information Systems, AGFA Compu-
graphic, ArborText and H. Berthold Fototype.
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UNIX is a trademark of AT&T. OSF/Motif is a trademark of the
Open Software Foundation, Inc. PostScript is a trademark of
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Contact: David Newman Lynn Wehner
Marketing Manager Public Relations
Island Graphics Hewlett-Packard Company
415/491-1000 508/256-6600 x 7717
dave@island.uu.net