Logitech Announces and Ships Improved MouseMan

Improved Ergonomic Shape and Enhanced MouseWare Software Set New Standards
for Pointing Devices

Fremont, Calif. -- August 16, 1993 -- Logitech Inc., the world's largest
manufacturer of pointing devices, today announced a new version of its
popular MouseMan product featuring an improved ergonomic design and a
significant software upgrade. The product carries a suggested retail price
of $109 and is available now in retail stores. 

NEW HARDWARE CHANGES

The next-generation MouseMan line features new contoured buttons to allow
the user's fingers to rest more comfortably. Other enhancements include
Teflon feet for smoother movement, lighter force switches for easier
depression of mouse buttons, and a more flexible cable.

"The new software adds one click shortcuts for easier and faster
computing," says David Smith, product marketing manager for Logitech.
"Users can cut, paste, or call up a task list with the second or third
mouse button, without going to the pull down menu." 

SOFTWARE MAXIMIZES WINDOWS PRODUCTIVITY

MouseMan ships with Logitech's new Enhanced MouseWare 6.3 software. The
software now installs both Windows and DOS drivers at the same time. A
special network installation is also available. MouseWare 6.3 allows users
to easily assign time-saving commands to the other two buttons, thus
helping to reduce stressful repetitive movements and making working in
Microsoft Windows even easier. In fact, Logitech has made the middle
button default to double click, of course users can choose a different
function if they wish. In an effort to reduce unnecessary movements
further, Logitech has added a feature called "Smart Move." If a user opens
up a dialog box under Windows, the cursor automatically jumps to the
default button in the box (i.e., the most common next operation step).
Additional enhancements include cursor tracking, cursor sizing, and
ballistic (speed) control. MouseMan is 100-percent Microsoft-compatible.
In addition, Logitech backs all pointing devices with a comfort program, a
100-percent compatibility guarantee, a 60-day money-back satisfaction
guarantee, and a three-year warrantee.

AVAILABLE IN BOTH IBM PC AND MACINTOSH VERSIONS

The new MouseMan will be available in both IBM PC and Macintosh versions.
The PC version has a PS/2 default and comes with Enhanced MouseWare 6.3
software. The Macintosh version connects through the ADB port and ships
with MouseKey version 1.11.

UPGRADE POLICY

Anyone who has purchased a MouseMan right-hand, bus or Macintosh between
August 2 and September 3, 1993 is eligible for a free hardware and
software upgrade. Any other user who purchased prior to August 2 or after
September 3 can upgrade the hardware for $45 and MouseWare for $19 plus
shipping.

Logitech manufactures and markets "Senseware" -- products designed to give
human-like "senses" such as sight, sound, and touch to the computer,
making human-to-computer communications more intuitive and natural. Retail
and OEM products of the company and its affiliates include pointing
devices (such as mice and trackballs), hand-held scanners, digital
cameras, pen digitizers, joysticks, sound products, and related software
applications for IBM, Macintosh, and other platforms. Logitech
International, the financial holding company for the Logitech Group, is
traded publicly in Switzerland on the Zurich and Geneva exchanges. With
operational headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the Group maintains
manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California; Hsinchu, Taiwan; and
Cork, Ireland; Shanghai, China, and offices in major cities in the U.S.,
Europe, and the Far East.

Logitech Inc, 6505 Kaiser Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
510-795-8500;  fax: 510-792-8901

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