Lighthouse Design Ships Concurrence for NeXTstep
Wiley Hodges
STEP Computers
March 16, 1992-- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., the creators of Diagram!,
today began shipping Concurrence, the first integrated outlining and
presentation software available for the NeXT platform. Concurrence
takes full advantage of NeXT's multimedia capabilities and allows
users to create high-quality on-screen presentations complete with
sound recordings and file links, or output to any PostScript output
device, from printers to 35mm slide makers.
With a built-in outliner that goes feature-for-feature with most word
processors, Concurrence is made for creating and maintaining
structure, from documents such as legal briefs and discussion agendas,
down to simple to-do lists. Rearranging topics is a simple as picking
them up and dragging them around the screen. In addition,
Concurrence's outliner features rapid collapse and expand topics,
auto-labelling, level formatting, and EMACS key bindings.
Using the audio capabilities built into every NeXT computer,
Concurrence supports the desktop-based creation of on-screen
presentations with voice and sound accompaniment. In addition,
Concurrence supports the "drag and drop" incorporation of any
encapsulated PostScript (EPS) or tagged image file format (TIFF)
image. For screen-based presentations, Concurrence features a wide
variety of PostScript slide transitions such as dissolves, wipes and
scrolls. Slide sorting can be done on a slide-by-slide basis, or
entire modules of slides may be moved together for more rapid sorting
than conventional "light table"-type sorters allow. Applying styles to
large presentations is simplified by using master slides for each
presentation view. Users may create an unlimited number of master
slides.
Concurrence easily maintains multiple presentations and outlines as
views within the same document so that changes made to one
presentation or outline are automatically propagated to all other
views of the document.
Concurrence's "Prepare for Mail" feature allows users to assemble
self-contained presentations and distribute them via NeXT Mail to NeXT
users running Concurrence anywhere in the world. In addition, users
can create auto-repeating on-screen presentations for applications
such as conferences and information centers.
Price and availability
Concurrence is currently shipping and available. For price information
contact NeXT Connection at (800)800-NEXT or +1-603-446-3383.
Concurrence requires NeXT STEP 2.0 or later. Academic discounts are
available to qualified individuals and institutions. Companies and
institutions interested in site licenses should contact Lighthouse
Design directly at +1-301-907-4621.
Lighthouse Design, Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in
Chevy Chase, Maryland, is dedicated to developing and marketing
software for NeXT STEP computers. A portion of Lighthouse Design's
profits is contributed annually to charity.
Concurrence and Diagram! are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd.
NeXT, NeXT STEP and NeXT Mail are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.
All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.