GEOWORKS (tm) RELEASES, VERSION 1.2 OF SOFTWARE  
 
BERKELEY, CA (MAY 20) PR NEWSWIRE - GeoWorks, developer and
publisher of the award-winning GeoWorks Ensemble(tm) announced
the release  of GeoWorks Ensemble Version 1.2.  The new release
builds on GeoWorks Ensemble's high performance and ease-of-use,
providing a range of additional features, including a GeoWrite
spelling checker, support for more than 300 additional printers,
including  Postscript-compatible printers, and Tetris(tm), the
popular Russian computer game.   
 
Version 1.2 allows GeoWrite users to access a spelling checker  
containing a 100,000-word dictionary, and to maintain a large
personal lexicon.  The new release provides users that require
advanced printing capability with support for black & white
Postscript(tm) printers. Version 1.2 also offers international
preferences for date, time and currency; a comprehensive, 
DOS-based diagnostic help system to facilitate installation; an
expanded library of 50 new program icons for the DOS Room;
several screen savers; and a library of document templates for
small businesses, including memos, invoices and purchase orders. 
 
 
The upgrade is scheduled to ship in June or early July.  It will
be sent to all registered users free of charge and will be
available in retail outlets at the end of June.  The suggested
retail price will remain $199.99.   
 
"Version 1.2 addresses the most immediate upgrade features that
our users have requested," said Brian Dougherty, chief executive
officer of GeoWorks.  "We wanted to provide Ensemble 1.2 free to
registered users of Version 1.0, in recognition of their early
commitment to the company and the product."   
 
Like the original version, the new release is designed for a wide
variety of computer users at different levels of expertise and
for the full family of IBM-compatible personal computers, from
Intel(tm) 80386 to 8086/88-based machines.   
 
GeoWorks Ensemble(tm) consists of PC/GEOS(tm), the company's
multitasking, windowing graphical environment and seven
integrated productivity applications designed to run on the full
family of IBM-compatible PCs.  Applications include GeoWrite(tm),
a WYSIWYG word processor that features scalable outline fonts and
supports multiple column formatting; GeoDraw(tm), an
object-oriented draw  program with eight drawing tools that allow
rotation of text, objects, fused objects and bitmaps to any
angle; GeoDex(tm), an address book and automatic phone dialer;
GeoPlanner(tm), a flexible calendar and appointment book; 
GeoComm(tm), and America Online(tm) telecommunications software. 
 
 
GeoWorks, located in Berkeley, Calif., is the developer and
publisher of the acclaimed PC/GEOS graphical operating system and
GeoWorks Ensemble application software.  The company provides
sophisticated and highly efficient operating system and
application software solutions for business, home and educational
users. GeoWorks products are available worldwide through OEM and
dealer  channels.