Procter & Gamble Canada Selects Quicksheet, SmartDoc Suite for Palm Computing Handhelds
PLANO, Texas and TORONTO — January 24, 2000 — Cutting Edge Software, Inc. today announced that Procter & Gamble (P&G) Canada has selected Quicksheet(TM) and SmartDoc as its enterprise software package for use with its Palm Computing(R) handhelds.
The agreement marks the first enterprise-wide selection of Quicksheet and SmartDoc.
P&G is a recognized leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of superior quality laundry, cleaning, paper, personal care, food, beverage, and healthcare products, including pharmaceuticals. The company has purchased licenses for both Quicksheet 4.0 and SmartDoc 2.0 to be used primarily by its sales force but will explore use in other departments such as finance.
"We view the spreadsheet as an integral tool for our Palm users because it helps them work efficiently," said David Palen, Technology Group Manager — Customer Business Development for Procter & Gamble. "I thoroughly researched the products available, and every review I saw for Quicksheet garnered five out of five stars. Now that I use Quicksheet, I see why it is clearly the best in its class."
Quicksheet is the most comprehensive and feature rich spreadsheet application for the Palm Computing(R) line of handheld computers available on the market today. Quicksheet provides seamless and bi-directional connectivity with Microsoft(R) Excel(TM) and uses HotSync(TM) Technology to automatically synchronize entire spreadsheets to or from the desktop computer.
Using one of many third party document converters available, SmartDoc 2.0 allows users to read and edit Microsoft Word documents or any text formatted file on their Palm compatible organizers. Cutting Edge Software will soon develop its own proprietary conduit to Microsoft Word, which will be a free upgrade.
"Procter & Gamble has so many great brands. We are pleased that they realize the productivity benefits that Quicksheet offers their employees," says Jeff Musa, president of Cutting Edge Software, Inc. "Because Palm handhelds are becoming ubiquitous by allowing so many business professionals to become 'un-tethered' from their workstations and laptops, we anticipate many more enterprise-wide deals like this."
Pricing:
Quicksheet 4.1 retails for US $49.95. Users of Quicksheet 3.0 or newer can download the new version for free. Users of earlier versions can upgrade for $19.95. Contact Cutting Edge Software directly for details regarding enterprise pricing.
About Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble markets more than 300 brands to nearly 5 billion consumers in over 140 countries. Based in Cincinnati, USA, Procter & Gamble has on-the-ground operations in over 70 countries and employs more than 110,000 employees worldwide. Procter & Gamble has developed some of the best-known laundry and cleaning products including Tide, Downy, Dawn, Cascade and Comet. Procter & Gamble is a uniquely diversified consumer products company with a strong global presence. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, P&G had worldwide sales of$37.2 billion.
About Cutting Edge Software, Inc.
Cutting Edge Software, Inc. develops, markets and supports business and productivity software solutions for the mobile professional. The company released one of the first commercial software applications for the Palm computing platform and has a large base of satisfied customers worldwide. In January 1997, the Company rolled out the first fully functional spreadsheet application for the Palm Computing platform. Cutting Edge Software's flagship product, Quicksheet 4.1, remains the only fully functional spreadsheet application with seamless integration to and from MS Excel for the Palm compatible line of computing products. In May 1999, Quicksheet received Platinum Certification from 3Com(R); Quicksheet is the only spreadsheet application to receive this designation. For more information about Cutting Edge Software, Inc., visit www.cesinc.com or call 800/991-7360. International inquiries should call 972/473-8710.
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CONTACT:
Talon Strategic Communications, Dallas
Kevin Doel, 972/466-0040 kevin@talonsc.com
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Cutting Edge Software, Inc.
Henry Rosen, 214/956-9806 henryr@cesinc.com