More than 100 ISVs Announce Support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing

June 24, 1991 — Microsoft Corp. Monday announced that more than 100 independent software vendors (ISVs) have committed to produce applications that take advantage of specific pen features in Microsoft Windows graphical environment for Pen Computing.

Windows for Pens, a set of extensions to the Microsoft Windows environment, is a graphical operating environment designed for the new generation of pen computers. It is expected to ship by year end. ”Broad industry support is fundamental to the success of the emerging pen computing industry,” said Jeff Raikes, vice president of office systems at Microsoft. ”Windows for Pens has achieved such broad support, first through commitments from 21 OEMs, and now with this incredible showing of ISV support. We are especially pleased to see the breadth of markets and software categories represented.”

Windows for Pens application developers are choosing a variety of methods to fully exploit the pen — from adding enhancements such as annotation to existing Windows environment-based applications to creating new pen-centric applications. In addition to pointing, tapping, and dragging, users can even use gestures to issue commands and enter handwritten text with the more than 1,200 existing unmodified Windows-based applications available today.

Leading Software Vendors and Pen-based Startups to Offer a Variety of General Business Applications

All Windows ISVs listed below have announced plans to support Windows for Pens by adding enhancements such as handwriting edit controls, scribble fields, or shape recognizers, to existing and/or planned products to explicitly take advantage of the pen.

Company Name          ISV Category     Contact           Phone Number

1Soft Corp.           PIM              Gregory Thorne    707/987-0256

Absolute

 Solutions Inc.       Accounting       Richard Shaw      619/966-8000

Access Development    Transaction

                      Proces.          John Jancaitis    617/332-7200

Access                Productivity

 Technology Inc.      Software         Carl Schwarcz     508/655-9191

Adept Computer 

 Solutions Inc.       Mapping          Scott Pickett     619/270-4900

Advanced              Document

Software Inc.        Comparison       Jeff Cherniss     800/346-5392

AEON Software         Charts           Maurice

                                       Tomkinson     0044-270-760029

Aldus Corporation     DTP              Pam Miller        206/622-5500

Andersen Consulting   Imaging

 & Software           Capturing        Laura Stifel      509/427-5335

Archetype Inc.        DTP              Jon Smestad       617/890-7544

BergenShaw Int'l      TBA              Jim Shaw          408/371-9100

Beyond Inc.           E-mail/

                      Groupware        Eugene Lee        617/621-0095

BLOC Development      Forms            Peter Preksto     800/866-2562

Borland Int'l         Multipurpose     Jamie Strohecker  408/439-2096

Campbell Services     Time

 Inc.                  Management      Craig Suttles     415/644-3837

CASEWORKS Inc.        Development

                       Tool            Terry Flaherty    404/399-6236

Chartersoft           Presentat.

                      Graphics         Timothy Grayson   204/453-4444

Communicate Limited   Communications   Bill Hopkins      44/344-20435

Computer Support

 Corp.                Graphics         Gail McCannon     214/661-8960

Computervision        CAD              John Hirschtick   617/225-0422

Corel Systems Corp.   Graphics         Paul Bodnoff      613/728-8200

CPI Image-In          Graphics         Patrick Serex     022/436-800

Cube Systems          CAD/Engin-       Dr. Mehmet

 Consulting Services   eering Appl.     Balta            613/236-7067

Da Vinci Systems

 Corp.                Communications   Christopher Evans 919/881-4320

DSB GmbH              Office           Hans-jurgen

                      Automation        Oertwig      0049-421-2208162

DeLorme Mapping       Navigation       Ann

 Systems                                Semonite         207/865-4171

Delrina

 Technology Inc.      Forms            Josef Zankowicz   416/441-3676

DINE Systems Inc.     Nutrition    Dr. Darwin Dennison   716/688-2492

Eikon Systems         Graphics

 Inc.                 Utilities        Jeff Galvin       415/349-4664

Faxworks              Fax              Rick Todd         816/463-2021

FormMaker

 Software Inc.        Electronic Forms Charles Hurlong   404/434-6180

FormWorx              Forms            Claudine Belsky   617/890-4499

Fractal Design Corp.  Graphics         Steve Thomas      408/655-8800

FreeStone Inc.        Database         Kevin Harvey      415/368-0191

FutureSoft            Communications   Eric Grayson      713/267-7219

Future Tech           Development      John

 Systems Inc.         Tools             Howland          206/939-7552

GA SEER Technology    Project Mgmt.    Wellington Kao    213/670-3404

GeoGraphix Inc.       Mapping          David Armitage    303/296-0596

Geotech Computer                       Doug

 Systems              Database Mgmt.    Spriggs          303/740-9432

GEOVISION Inc.        Mapping          Kenneth Shain     404/448-8224

Gilbert & Associates  Consulting       Krista Mohr       213/454-7679

Halcyon Software      Graphics         Don Hsi           408/984-1499

hDC Computer Corp.    Utilities        Lisa Zindel       206/885-5550

IBM Desktop Software  Time Mgmt.       Carmine Cordella  203/783-7752

Image Software        Imaging/Publ.    Lisa Wood         415/735-2018

IMRS, Inc.            Financial        Cynthia Scher     203/323-6500

Inductel, Inc.        Dictionary       Allan Pekary      408/866-8016

Infinity Software

 Inc.                 Time & Billing   Randy Black       214/556-1395

Ink Development       TBA              Matt Kursh        415/573-5166

IntelliLink, Inc.     Connectivity     Keith Crozier     508/264-9943

InterTech Imaging

 Corp.                Multipurpose     Eli Gruber        404/640-0555

JetForm Corp.         Forms            Barry Gillespie   613/594-3026

Keyfile Corp.         Imaging/Workflow Chris Morgan      617/739-3352

KIDASA Software

 Inc.                 Project Mgmt.    Susan Butler      512/328-0167

Knowledge-Based

 Solutions            Consulting       Randy Parker      617/566-2451

KPMG Peat             Profes.

 Marwick              Productivity     Vincent Grieco    212/872-6646

Lantern Corp.         Mapping          Janja Husar       314/725-6125

Lasergraphics         Slide                           

 Inc.                 Presentation     Candice Tuttle    714/727-2651

LBMS Inc.             Development Tool CherylBantleman   713/623-0414

Locus Systems         Keyboard Enhancers  Jay Cassara    914/736-2106

MathSoft              Technical Calc.  Gordon Gossage    617/577-1017

Maxwell Electronic

 Publ.                Publishing/MM    David Roh         617/661-2955

MCAE Technologies

 Inc.                 CAD              Shyamal Roy       408/748-0334

Merasoft Corp.        System Autom.    Steven Russo      801/225-9951

MicroCal Inc.         Charts           Chao Ping Yang    413/586-7720

Microcom              Connectivity     Raju Gulabani     617/551-1894

MicroComputer

 Resources            PIM              Don Norwood       408/243-9428

Micrografx            Graphics         Katrina Krebs     214/497-6247

Microsoft             Bus.

 Applications Div.    Productivity     Connie Ballmer    206/637-9097

Micro Synergy

 Int'l Inc.           Graphics         John Mather       714/476-0455

Mirus Industries      Slide

 Corp.                Presentation     Bruce Mackay      408/944-9770

Montage Info.

 Systems  Inc.        Mapping          Ronald Lingerfelt 404/840-0183

NBI Inc.              Word Processing  Roger Oberg       303/444-5710

Neuron Data Inc.      Applications Dev. Nick Halsey      415/321-4488

New England Software  Graphics         Bjorn Nordwell    203/625-0062

NewQuest Technologies  

 Inc.                 PIM              Kevin Carmony     801/476-9269

NKR Research          Bus.

 Inc.                 Productivity     Faruq Ahmad       408/249-2612

Okna                  PIM              Konstantin

                                       Monaslyrsky       201/460-0677

On The Go Software    Expense Mgmt.    Robert Crumpler   213/578-9595

OutRider Systems      Development Tool Jim Nech          713/521-0486

ParcPlace Systems     Development Tool Douglas Pollack   415/691-6700

PennComp Inc.         Word Proc. Util. Laurie Mauch      713/669-1013

PenSoft               PIM              Dana Mitchell     415/358-1575

Photonics             Connectivity     Sonja Bacchus     408/376-2203

Polaris Software      PIM              Chad Kenzelberg   619/743-7800

Power Up! Software

 Corp.                Multipurpose     Judy Merrill      415/345-5900

Prisma Software       Contact Mgmt.

 Corp.                Systems          Dan Chiattello    319/266-7141

Promised Land

 Technologies Inc.    Statistics       Bill Higgins      203/562-7335

Publishing

 Technologies Inc.    Windows Shell    Marshall Spires   512/346-2835

Quill Software        Document Mgmt.   John Page         408/741-3480

Reference Software

 Int'l                Text Processing  Scott Sedlik      415/541-0222

RFF Electronics       Charts           Roger Faaborg     303/663-5767

Slate Corp.           Pen-centric Apps Dottie Hall       602/443-7322

SoftSource            CAD              Gary Rohrabaugh   206/676-0999

Softview              Forms            Phil Taylor       805/385-4923

Software Publishing   Bus.

 Corp.                Productivity     Mary Jane Reiter  415/335-6640

Style! Division,      3D

 Alias Research Inc.  Design Products  Bryan Pearson     416-362-9181

Stylos Development

 Corp.                Graphics         Roger Clay        415/927-7623

SuperScript Inc.      Development Tool Mark Graffam      617/876-0787

Symbologic Corp.      Development Tool Craig Chelius     206/881-3938

Threadz - Organizer   PIM              Ross Holman      44-0628-29129

Traveling Software    Connectivity     Marci Maule       206/483-8088

U-Lead Systems Inc.   Graphics         Rosemary Bach     213/538-8911

Ventura Software      DTP              Lydia A. Chaverin 619/673-7523

Visual Solutions      CAD              Carol Valentine   508/692-5499

Wilson WindowWare     Time

 Inc.                 Management       Morrie Wilson     206/938-1740

Wolfram Research      Mathematical

 Inc.                 Software         Tom Sherlock      217/398-0700

WordStar Int'l. Inc.  Word Processing  Eileen Ebner      415/358-8535

ZSoft                 Graphics/Image

 Corp.                 Proc.           Patricia Parker   404/428-0008

Vertical Markets Show Immediate Need for Mobile Computing

The following Windows for Pens ISVs represent a variety of vertical markets and applications for field automation. The portability of notebook computers and the familiarity of the pen will greatly increase the productivity of these mobile workers, one of the most important early markets for pen computing.

Company Name          ISV Category     Contact           Phone Number

ADP Automative

 Claim Services       Insurance        Donna O'Donnell   415/866-1100

Auto-Graph            CAD/

 Computer             Kitchen & Bath   John Rutter       606/269-8585

Biophysics            Medical          Gene Nelson       216/891-8809

Byers                 Utilities/

 Engineering Co.      Telecommun       Frank Fortson     404/843-1000

CAD Forms Technology  Utilities        John Notarianni   516/673-7523

CAP-Electronic

 Sweet's              Facility Mgmt.   Craig Soderstrom  616/454-0000

Comelog Swiss         Field Automation Daniele Ramanen   4122731-9718

Compare Data Systems  Medical          Dennis Rieger     213/829-3463

DATA                  Government       Dr.C.Thomas Savell 619/931-9511

Dendrite Americas     Healthcare       Dennis Borst      908/560-2914

Envoy Systems Corp.   Sales Automation Jacki Katzman     617/890-1444

Fastech               Consumer Goods   Dave Grooters     215/565-3405

Hyperception, Inc.    CAD/Engineering  Jim Zachman       214/343-8525

InSync Consulting

 Group                Medical          Scott Cooper      213/399-8899

Joseph McCall         Medical

 & Co.                Insurance        Scott J. Brady    404/352-4241

Logica Data           Insurance/

 Architects Inc.      Financial        Peg Lynch         617/890-7730

Order It!             Sales Automation John Levis        314/432-7205

PI Systems            Medical/Financial JessicaRosebrugh 503/293-9585

Sales                 Sales            Githese

 Technologies          Automation       Ramamurthy       404/841-4801

Walsh America         Pharmaceutical   John Satterly     203/357-7895

WindoWare!            Market

 Inc.                 Applications     Mickey Schmidt    804/886-0116

Several Handwriting Recognition Engines Offered for Windows for Pens

A unique design point of Windows for Pens is the modular nature of its handwriting recognition engine. Customers will have the option of choosing from engines from the following vendors, which will be designed to be easily plugged into Windows for Pens. This will enable early availability of Windows for Pens in a wide range of foreign languages as well as a competitive market for English language recognizers.

Company Name ISV Category Contact Phone Number

Advanced Recognition Techno. Inc. Recognition Meir Burstin 972-3-543 -4646 

The Bear Group Recognition George Moore 415/572-1044 

CIC Recognition Marie Martin 415/328-1311 

Microsoft Corp. Recognition Connie Ballmer 206/637-9097 

Nestor Recognition David Wright 401/331-9640 

OCR Systems Inc. Recognition Sally Dunn 215/938-7460 

Perception Software Corp. Recognition Scott Heide 508/359-5809 

echnibuild Recognition Bill Bridgers 609/921-2001

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