---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Color Version Of Island Write, Draw & Paint Being Shipped SunFLASH Vol 30 #18 June 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a third party press announcement from info@island.com (David Newman). -johnj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Creating Presentations, Reports and Handouts, Write, Draw & Paint Version 3.0 Offers 16.7 Million Colors San Jose, California, June 4, 1991 - Island Graphics Corporation announced today at Xhibition '91 that Island Write, Draw & Paint Color Version 3.0 for Sun Microsystems' OpenWindows is now being shipped. Island's award-winning word processing and desktop publishing software features easy-to-use tools for creating color presentations, handouts, reports, proposals, letters and memos. Write now features mailmerge, footnotes, endnotes, and the ability to import spreadsheet files. Links between the individual programs - Write, Draw and Paint - let users select a vector Draw image within their Write document and have Draw appear automatically for additional vector graphics editing - and when using Draw, users can select any color or monochrome TIFF image contained within their Draw graphic and have Paint appear automatically for further raster graphics editing of the TIFF image. Version 3.0 for OPEN LOOK runs on Sun-3, Sun-4 and SPARC-compatible workstations. "This new version of Write, Draw and Paint supports our desktop strategy - to enable Sun users to integrate full-featured desktop publishing and word processing software with their mission critical applications, all in one system," said Bruce Golden, director of commercial market development at Sun. "Now users can bring 8-bit color CAD and raster graphics into their presentations and reports," said Paul Remer, executive vice president of Island Graphics. "Island's graphic arts division has been creating high-end color technology for prepress OEM customers for years - we've customized some of our graphic arts color technology to let users add punch to their presentations, proposals and reports with an unlimited color palette - even if they only have 8-bit or monochrome displays." New in Version 3.0 Write, Draw & Paint provides color output to color PostScript printers, SPARCprinters, and HP PaintJet printers; and monochrome output to HP LaserJet printers. Write lets users add unlimited color to text, rules and containers to create colorful presentations, memos, letters and reports. Users with 8-bit displays can use all 16.7 million colors via a dithering process - users with monochrome displays get full color results on output by using numbered and named colors. Word processing features have been added to Write, including mailmerge, footnotes, and endnotes. Links to other programs include the ability to import Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets into memos, reports and presentations. Draw lets users add color to presentations, charts, diagrams and illustrations. With the same dithering and named-color method used in Write, Draw lets users of 8-bit as well as monochrome systems create full-color printed output. Paint, a color raster graphics editor, supports 256 colors from a palette of 16.7 million. Text capability has been also been added to Paint. Users can type raster text - in color - from a selection of 35 outline typefaces. Write, Draw & Paint Write, Draw & Paint provides easy-to-use WYSIWYG word processing and desktop publishing tools for engineers, managers and administrative staff. Dataquest has named Write, Draw & Paint the best-selling UNIX desktop publishing program, and UnixWorld awarded Write, Draw & Paint its 1989 Product of the Year award. Island's software also won Sun Observer's 1990 Best Word Processing Product award. Write comes with a set of professionally designed document templates that provide users with pre-designed layouts. Import and export features allow documents created in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, FrameMaker, and Interleaf to keep their formatting as they are imported into Write, and exported back into each program. Draw and Paint let users illustrate their documents with original art, scanned images, organization charts, maps and diagrams. CGM graphics such as Lotus 1-2-3 graphs and HPGL graphics such as AutoCAD plots can be imported into Draw, edited and annotated with text. Draw also lets users convert clip-art from PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) formats and edit them. Paint supports the industry-standard TIFF file format. Paint also provides conversions to and from Sun Raster, MacPaint, GIF, Group 3 FAX, X Bitmap and X Window Dump formats. Pricing, Availability and Support Write, Draw & Paint sells for $995 and is available from Island Graphics and its network of value added resellers. Current users of versions 1.3 (For SunView) and 2.3 (for OpenWindows) can upgrade to Version 3.0 for $295, while users of earlier versions can upgrade for $395. Island's Platinum Update Plan subscribers are entitled to the new version at no extra charge. Write, Draw & Paint is available through distributors in all major European markets as well as in Japan from Unisol. Island Graphics offers 30 day toll-free support for Write, Draw & Paint, optional support and upgrade programs, and an electronic bulletin board for product information. Island's toll-free number is 1-800-255-4499. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Island Draw & Paint Being Shipped Together, Unbundled From Islandwrite From: info@island.com (David Newman) 8-bit and 24-bit Vector & Raster Graphics Editors For Users of Word Processing, DTP and Tech-Doc Packages In this package, Draw and Paint have been unbundled from IslandWrite, but they are still available together with Write in Island's best-selling desktop publishing package, Island Write, Draw & Paint, for each of the leading UNIX platforms. Island demonstrated the color version of Write, Draw & Paint in the Island Graphics booth (1215), Sun Microsystems' booth (202), and the OPEN LOOK booth (808). Draw & Paint features easy-to-use tools for creating color presentations and handouts as well as for illustrating documents from other desktop publishing and word processing programs. New links between the individual programs - Draw and Paint - let users select any color or monochrome TIFF image contained within their Draw graphic and have Paint appear automatically for further raster graphics editing of the TIFF image. "Now Frame, Interleaf and WordPerfect users can take advantage of Island's intuitive graphics editing software while maintaining their investment in their word processing and tech-doc software," said Paul Remer, executive vice president of Island Graphics. Draw & Paint Draw & Paint provides easy-to-use graphics creation and editing tools for engineers, managers and administrative staff. Draw & Paint lets users illustrate their documents with original art, scanned images, organization charts, maps and diagrams. Draw lets users add color to presentations, charts, diagrams and illustrations. Using dithering and named colors, Draw lets users of 8-bit or monochrome systems create full-color printed output. CGM graphics such as Lotus 1-2-3 graphs and HPGL graphics such as AutoCAD plots can be imported into Draw, edited and annotated with text. Draw also lets users convert clip-art from PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) formats and edit them. Paint, a color raster graphics editor, supports 256 colors from a palette of 16.7 million. Text capability has been also been added to Paint. Users can type raster text - in color - from a selection of 35 outline typefaces. Paint supports the industry-standard TIFF file format. Paint also provides conversions to and from Sun Raster, MacPaint, GIF, Group 3 FAX, X Bitmap and X Window Dump formats. Draw & Paint provides color output to color PostScript printers, SPARCprinters, and HP PaintJet printers; and monochrome output to HP LaserJet printers. Pricing, Availability and Support Draw & Paint sells for $695 and is available from Island Graphics and its network of value added resellers. It is available through distributors in all major European markets as well as in Japan from Unisol. Island Graphics offers 30 day toll-free support for Draw & Paint, optional support and upgrade programs, and an electronic bulletin board for product information. Island's toll-free number is 1-800-255-4499. About Island Graphics Corporation Island Graphics Corporation, headquartered in San Rafael, California, is the leading developer of UNIX-based desktop publishing and graphic arts software. Founded in 1981, Island has created award-winning, easy-to-use word processing, desktop publishing and graphics software for a wide range of OEM customers, including AGFA Compugraphic, AT&T, Berthold, Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Company, Kodak, Sun Microsystems and Truevision. Island employs over 140 people, and has sales offices in San Jose, Washington DC, and Boston, as well as a European headquarters in Amsterdam. Island Write, Draw & Paint, and IslandWrite, IslandDraw and IslandPaint are trademarks of Island Graphics Corporation. All other trademarks owned by their respective companies. Contact: David Newman Marketing Manager 415/491-1000 x 111 Fax: 415/491-0402 email: info@island.com, uunet!island!info ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu and paris.cs.miami.edu. All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.