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- Description:
WordPerfect 8 for Linux Personal Edition is a
world-class word processor, native on Linux. It offers the same
outstanding tools, intuitive graphical interface and file formatas
the Windows version. WordPerfect 8 for Linux imports over 40 document
types (including Microsoft Word97), and supports over 1,000 different
printers.
WordPerfect 8 for Linux Server Edition includes everything from the
Personal Edition, plus a character terminal binary and several powerful
utilities, such as background merge and print. Server Edition also
offers concurrent licensing for business use.
WordPerfect 8 for Linux (both editions) offer localized versions in
English (US), English (UK), English (Canada), English (Australia),
French (national), French (Canada), German, Italian, Spanish, and
Dutch.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM and Internet (WWW).
- Licensing policy:
WordPerfect 8 for Linux Personal Edition: licensing
is per machine. WordPerfect 8 for Linux Server Edition: licensing is
concurrent use.
- OS provisions:
Kernel 2.0.x and later stable versions; libc. For X
Windows, 9 MB of RAM for first user, 2.5 MB RAM for each additional user,
43-104 MB hard disk space (depending on install options). For Character
terminals, 2 MB RAM for first user, 1 MB RAM for each additional user,
31-40 MB hard disk space (depending on install options).
- Documentation:
Printed manuals: GUI binary, character terminal
binary (approximately 750 pages each). Online (Adobe Acrobat format)
manuals available for GUI binary.
- Product support:
WordPerfect 8 for Linux Personal Edition: self-support
(knowledge base, discussion groups, etc.), EMail support, telephone toll
support. WordPerfect 8 for Linux Server Edition: 30 day up-and-running
telephone support, EMail support; additional support and maintenance
packages are available.
- Extra features and add-ons:
100's of Language modules (provided by
Corel, these provide keyboard templates, spelling dictionaries, and other
tools needed to create documents in other languages). Medical spelling
dictionaries (provided by third parties--contact
info@sdcorp.com
for details).
- Available since:
September, 1998.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$39.95-$495.
- Vendor:
Software Development Corporation
512 East 1860 South
Provo, UT 84606
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 801 370 9600
- Fax:
+1 801 370 9696
- EMail:
info@sdcorp.com - URL:
http://www.sdcorp.com - Contact:
John Gleave
- Last modified:
August 15, 1998.
- Description:
This long-awaited release is ideal for technical writers,
authors, and researchers. Previously available only on PC's, the product
offers the ultimate reference tool for Linux users, with full definitions
for well over 200,000 words, plus pronunciations, derivations, proper
usage, idioms and sample sentences. The world reknowned Roget's 500,000
word Thesarus is fully integrated with the AHD. Browse, word and topic
search, anagrams and more. Single user, network, academic and site
licenses are available for Linux and key Unix platforms.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM, tapes, Internet (FTP and WWW).
- Licensing policy:
Single user node locked or server license
(shared). A free unclockable demo is available at our
web site.
- OS provisions:
Motif GUI, 8-16 MB RAM, 15 MB harddisk or run from the
CD-ROM.
- Documentation:
Documentation as a help text file. English language.
- Product support:
Maintenance available. Call DUX for details.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Addlitional reference volumes and
additional language support to be announced.
- Available since:
February, 1997.
- Countries with distribution:
Currently sold in the USA and
Germany. However, sales are made internationally via unclockable FTP/WWW
copies and sold with authorized major credit card.
- Price range:
US$49.95 for node lock single user. Call DUX
or an authorized reseller for sliding scale or site license pricing.
- Vendor:
DUX Software Corporation
425 Sherman Avenue Ste 330
Palo Alto, CA 94306
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 800 543 4999, +1 415 473 1800
- Fax:
+1 415 462 8723
- EMail:
sales@dux.com - URL:
http://www.dux.com - Contact:
Bob Adams, Rob DuFrane
- Last modified:
August 7, 1997.
- Description:
Fully-graphical, fully-integrated office suite for
Linux. Includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation graphics,
mail, database client, and HTML authoring software. Also includes
Builder, a graphical rapid application development program.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM.
- Licensing policy:
Per concurrent user license.
- OS provisions:
Kernel 1.2.13 or better, XFree86 3.1.2 or better,
16 MB RAM, 150 MB hard disk.
- Documentation:
Make-It-Happen Manual. Online documentation in
English, French, and German.
- Product support:
Paid support avaailable. Users can subscribe to
mailing list applixware-list@applix.com, and see archives and FAQ's
at
http://linux.applixware.com.
- Extra features and add-ons:
French and German interface, international
dictionaries.
- Available since:
July, 1996.
- Countries with distribution:
North America, Europe, Japan, Australia.
- Price range:
US$99, upgrades for US$79.
- Vendor:
Applix, Inc.
112 Turnpike Road
Westboro, MA 01581
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 508 870 0300
- EMail:
mrlinux@applix.com - URL:
http://linux.applixware.com - Contact:
Richard Manly
<rmanly@applix.com>
- Last modified:
October 1, 1998.
- Description:
The system collects documents in Tiff-g4, PostScript
and JPEG and organizes them in folders with record information like
names and descriptions. The system can be access using any web
broswer: viewing, modify, full text retrieval and faxing are provided
by a web interface. New documents are made by printing to printer
spooler.
- Licensing policy:
The system is installed by vendor on your Linux
box with a server licence, unlimited clients, unlimited document number.
- OS provisions:
Linux 2.0.
- Documentation:
HTML.
- Extra features and add-ons:
SQL server integrationm, print capture
from accounting software.
- Price range:
Upon request.
- Vendor:
Studio LEADER Pro
Via Pietrastretta, 76
I-38100 Trento
Italy
- Phone:
+39 461 828229
- Fax:
+39 461 829826, +39 461 829877
- EMail:
DMS@leader.it - URL:
http://www.leader.it - Contact:
Guido Brugnara
<brugnara@leader.it>
- Last modified:
August 19, 1997.
- Description:
Fully functional GUI Fax Management Program.
- Distribution media:
Internet (WWW).
- Licensing policy:
Free fully functional eval from WWW site..
- OS provisions:
5.5 MB Disk, 4 MB RAM.
- Documentation:
Online context-sensitive help.
- Product support:
Via EMail and Usenet only.
- Available since:
January 1, 1997.
- Countries with distribution:
USA/Canada (Unisource Systems, Inc.),
Germany/Europe (Delix Computer, GmbH).
- Price range:
US$99.
- Vendor:
Unisource Systems, Inc.
1409 N. Cove Boulevard
Longwood, FL 32750
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 407 834 1973
- Fax:
+1 407 834 8013
- EMail:
sales@unisrc.com - URL:
http://www.unisrc.com - Contact:
Gary Heller
- Last modified:
October 3, 1997.
- Description:
NExS is a full-featured graphical spreadsheet package
which is designed to take advantage of the advanced features of Unix and
the X Window system. It includes more than 230 computational
functions and 13 2D and 3D graph types for engineering, scientific
and business applications. NExS is extensible through a network
aware API that allows user-defined "plug-ins" to add new features
and functions in a variety of programming languages. NExS software
plug-in bus includes 63 "slots" for remote processes to connect
and extend NExS' basic functionality, allowing for the development
of sophisticated networked applications.
- Distribution media:
Internet (FTP and WWW).
- Licensing policy:
The NExS Personal Edition license is for a single
user and single platform type. The owner may use the license on multiple
machines. The Professional Edition license is a floating network license
which allows a pool of licenses to be used on any supported platform in
your network. Without a license, NExS runs in "demo mode" with
limited functionality.
- OS provisions:
NExS runs on Linux kernels which support ELF
binaries. There are two flavors for Linux, one which requires Motif
2.0 shared libraries, and one which includes Motif 2.0 statically linked.
- Documentation:
The NExS User Guide is available in PostScript (letter
format, 431 pages, or A4 format, 403 pages), and in HTML. API and
tclNExS documentation are available separate from the User Guide, also
in PostScript and HTML format. Printed documentation is also
available. All documentation is in English.
- Product support:
EMail support is standard at no cost. Phone-in
support is available for a charge. Bug fix and minor version releases (e.g.,
1.2.x -> 1.3.0) are no cost. Major releases are substantially discounted
for existing licensees.
- Extra features and add-ons:
NExS plug-ins and user-contributed code
are available at
http://www.xess.com/plugins.html.
- Available since:
1994.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
- US$149 ($99 academic) for Personal Edition
- US$249 ($125 academic) for Professional Edition
- Vendor:
X Engineering Software Systems (XESS) Corp.
P.O. Box 33091
Raleigh, NC 27636
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 800 961 7840, +1 919 387 0076
- Fax:
+1 919 387 1302
- EMail:
info@xess.com - URL:
http://www.xess.com - FTP:
ftp://ftp.vnet.net/pub/users/xess/NExS - Contact:
Dave Van den Bout
<devb@xess.com>
- Last modified:
March 15, 1997.
- Description:
Axene Office suite includes Xclamation (Desktop
Publishing), XQuad (Spreadsheet), XAllWrite (Word Processor) and
XMayday (HTML Documentation browser). Available in English, French,
German and Spanish.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable
demo version by FTP.
- OS provisions:
8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the
CD-ROM. a.out or ELF version.
- Documentation:
Online HTML help and printed documentation.
- Available since:
1998.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$49.
- Vendor:
AXENE, Inc.
30 Montgomery street, suite 604
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 201 434 4244
- EMail:
info@axene.com - URL:
http://www.axene.com/english/showroom.html - FTP:
ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
- Last modified:
February 8, 1998.
- Description:
Produces project schedules and Gantt charts using
critical path analysis from list of activities (tasks) with their
associated durations and prerequisites. Projector produces sleek
printed output and Projector/Net produces HTML for web clients.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes.
- Licensing policy:
Single user and server licenses. There is a demo
version available for downloading from our
web site.
- OS provisions:
PC/Linux. Projector requires GhostScript or PostScript
printer. Projector/Net requires only a client-side web browser capable of
displaying graphics (Netscape and IE are fine). RAM requirements for both
versions are (very roughly) load module size plus 44 bytes/activity plus
32 bytes per prerequisite activity specification plus size of input
project description file (excluding embedded comments). Tested only with
Red Hat Linux 4.2. Projector/Net tested only with Linux/Apache server
with Internet Explorer and Netscape on the client side.
- Documentation:
All contained in the product distribution README and
sample project description file (English).
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$200 for Projector. US$2500 for
Projector/Net.
- Vendor:
IEDU
Morris Dovey
1001 Office Park Road, Suite 300
West Des Moines, IA 50265
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 515 225 1636
- EMail:
mrdovey@iedu.com - URL:
http://www.iedu.com/project - Contact:
Morris Dovey
- Last modified:
May 8, 1998.
- Description:
Internet capable client/server, enterprise document
imaging and management. Scan directly to Linux host from Window client
without using EMail or FTP.
- Distribution media:
3.5" diskettes, tape and Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Free Windows client demo available from our
web site. 30 day
evaluation of enterprise server available upon request.
- OS provisions:
Server: Linux 2.0. Client: Windows 95 and Windows
NT Desktop.
- Documentation:
Online help and printed administrator's manual.
- Extra features and add-ons:
Windows file archiving.
- Price range:
US$4995 - 5 user, 1 scanner, enterprise
edition.
- Vendor:
CONTEXT Information Systems, Ltd.
314 S. 2nd Street
Oakland, MD 21550
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 301 334 6550
- EMail:
sales@contextis.com - URL:
http://www.contextis.com
- Last modified:
June 13, 1998.
- Description:
The word-processing application Axene XAllWrite permits
the user to create excellent quality documents with ease, whether a
simple letter or a large, complex publication. It features tools for
multi-document management, bitmap or line-art image integration, various
font capabilities, and HTML format exportation. Available in
English, French, German and Spanish.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable
demo version by FTP.
- OS provisions:
8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the
CD-ROM. a.out or ELF version.
- Documentation:
Online HTML help and printed documentation.
- Available since:
1998.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$25.
- Vendor:
AXENE, Inc.
30 Montgomery street, suite 604
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 201 434 4244
- EMail:
info@axene.com - URL:
http://www.axene.com/english/xallwrite.html - FTP:
ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
- Last modified:
February 8, 1998.
- Description:
Xclamation has multidocument capabilities, multi-column
and gutters capabilities, magnetic ruler marks, integration of text, bitmap
or vectorized images within polymorphous frames, complex editing operations
on frames (including logical, zooming, outlining, rotation, background
transparency, etc.), and text exportation in HTML format. Available in
English, French, Spanish and German.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable
demo version by FTP.
- OS provisions:
8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the
CD-ROM. a.out or ELF version.
- Documentation:
Online HTML help and printed documentation.
- Available since:
1996.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$25.
- Vendor:
AXENE, Inc.
30 Montgomery street, suite 604
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 201 434 4244
- EMail:
info@axene.com - URL:
http://www.axene.com/english/xclamation.html - FTP:
ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
- Last modified:
February 8, 1998.
- Description:
XQuad features all the necessary functions for
scientific and financial calculations and for graphical presentation of
numerical data, including over 100 mathematical, logical, and string
manipulation functions, various types of graphs (from histograms to radar),
importation of external data files (text, Excel, etc.), production tools
which allow text in cells to have automatic effect on graphical
presentation. Available in English, French, German and Spanish.
- Distribution media:
CD-ROM, tape, Internet (FTP).
- Licensing policy:
Workstation or floating licenses. Downloadable
demo version by FTP.
- OS provisions:
8-16 MB RAM, 10 MB harddisk or run from the
CD-ROM. a.out or ELF version.
- Documentation:
Online HTML help and printed documentation.
- Available since:
1996.
- Countries with distribution:
World wide.
- Price range:
US$25.
- Vendor:
AXENE, Inc.
30 Montgomery street, suite 604
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3821
U.S.A.
- Phone:
+1 201 434 4244
- EMail:
info@axene.com - URL:
http://www.axene.com/english/xquad.html - FTP:
ftp://ftp.axene.com/pub
- Last modified:
February 8, 1998.
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