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PR: Deluxe ships "World's Easiest Software" for OS/2 Warp (Business Software)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F. Sipples)
Sat Dec 21 03:39:29 1996
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Date: 21 Dec 1996 08:22:44 GMT
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F. Sipples)
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Contact: http://www.easiest.com or by calling 1-800-730-Easy.
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Here is the text of the internet news article I found on the Deluxe shipment
of their World's Easiest Software for OS/2 Warp. The joint agreement, part of
the Solutions Developer Program, was originally announced on April 12, 1996.
The news article below says the code is available on December 6, 1996. The
code is used to design letterhead, stationary, business cards, rubber stamps,
invitations and certificates. You can print to your local printer or link in
to Deluxe to have it printed on their high quality presses with special paper
stocks. There are Business Card, Promotions/Events and Certificates packages
at $19.95 each, or you can get a bundle of everything for $39.95. The code
can be ordered online at http://www.easiest.com or by calling 1-800-730-Easy.
Following is the text of the PR Newswire article:
World's Easiest Software for OS/2 Warp Ships Today As Part of
Deluxe Corporation and IBM Joint Marketing Agreement
10:26 Dec 06, 1996 EST
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX), the
nation's largest printer of personal checks and a leading supplier of other
printed materials for small businesses, today announced that it will begin
shipping its World's Easiest software for IBM's OS/2 Warp Connect operating
system. Shipping World's Easiest OS/2 allows Deluxe to leverage its presence
in the small business market. Deluxe Corporation and IBM announced in April a
joint marketing agreement to develop World's Easiest software to support IBM's
OS/2 Warp Connect operating system.
World's Easiest OS/2 software gives all PC users, regardless of their artistic
or computer skill, the ability to design, create and professionally print
letterhead, stationery, business cards, rubber stamps, invitations, and other
items right from their computer. World's Easiest offers push-button ease and
simplicity, and gives users the choice of selecting their own printer or using
professional printing to create printed paper products. World's Easiest
software currently runs under OS/2, Windows 3.x and Windows95.
"Shipping World's Easiest software for OS/2 will help us better serve the
small business markets by bringing World's Easiest software to many more
computer users," says Murad Velani, Vice President of Electronic Commerce at
Deluxe. "The OS/2 environment will help us enhance our small business
offerings and provide affordable, high-quality software."
"We welcome World's Easiest software for OS/2 Warp Connect to the list of
technologies running on IBM platforms," said John G. Schwarz, Vice President,
Solution Developer Marketing, IBM. "Our Solution Developer Program members
like Deluxe have access to leveraged technical, marketing and sales support
designed to help them reach new customers and take their products to market
quickly."
Providing solutions for customers ranging from the connected consumer to the
enterprise, IBM's OS/2 provides solutions for individual consumers as well as
large companies. OS/2 is the base for a broad family of products, including
OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server, Directory & Security Server
and the set of IBM Software Servers, for which OS/2 is the reference platform.
IBM has released the next version of OS/2 Warp, which will improve networking,
provide an enhanced user interface, and include new, easy-to-use features.
World's Easiest is a trademark of Deluxe Corporation. IBM is a registered
trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Deluxe Corporation, founded in 1915, is based in St. Paul, Minn., and operates
three market-serving units.
Deluxe Financial Services provides check printing, direct marketing and
customer database management, and related services to the financial industry;
and payment systems protection services -- including check authorization,
account verification, and collection services -- to financial institutions and
retailers. Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems provides electronic funds
transfer services to the financial and retail industries. Deluxe Direct
provides electronic printing services through World's Easiest and
Printovation. It also markets forms, specialty papers, and other products to
small businesses; provides tax forms and electronic tax filing services to tax
preparers; and sells direct mail greeting cards, gift wrap, and related
products to households. In addition, it sells direct mail checks to households
and small businesses.
SOURCE Deluxe Corporation
Copyright 1996, PR Newswire
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