B & E Software announces RagTime 4.0 will support OpenDoc.

NEW YORK - PC EXPO '95 - 20 June, 1995--B & E Software today announced that
its integrated office software, RagTime, will provide full support of
OpenDoc. The company is demonstrating a pre-release version of its
software at the OpenDoc Pavilion at PC Expo, Booth # 1201 at the Jacob
Javits Center in New York City, June 20 - 22, 1995.

RagTime, first released in 1985, was based on rectangular frames, or
containers, which the user could easily create and move on a page. The
containers could contain text, spreadsheets, business graphs and pictures.
RagTime now offers layout and template pages, numerous drawing tools to
create containers and eight component types. "Because the philosophy
behind RagTime has always emphasized flexibility and integration, OpenDoc
is the next logical step in development, allowing any OpenDoc part editor
to occupy a RagTime container," according to Kai Bruning, founder and
managing director of B & E Software.

RagTime was the first Macintosh application to provide forms, documents
containing constant elements to which the user can add data. Forms provide
consistent structure for documents used throughout a department or
company. RagTime can append pages automatically as needed and allows the
user to define conditions for adding specific pages.

"RagTime will support OpenDoc because it is the first true component
software for the Macintosh, Windows and OS/2. OpenDoc's availability on
all important operating systems makes possible simple data exchange
between platforms. For the first time, users will be able to freely
configure their software and add new functionality with OpenDoc
components," said Bruning.

A professional document processing tool, RagTime offers a sophisticated but
intuitive word processor and two- and three-dimensional business graphs,
both of which can be linked to powerful spreadsheets. The versatile layout
and drawing features allow users unparalleled freedom in formatting pages,
creating containers, rotating, scaling and skewing contents. Users can add
pictures, sounds, movies and even buttons which activate commands or steer
spreadsheet calculation.

The firm B & E was founded in Germany in 1985 with the goal of offering
users functional and individual software for daily application in the
office. The company focuses on the office and technical publishing
markets. RagTime is the most successful product of B & E with their
headquarters near Dusseldorf, Germany.

B&E Software GmbH
Germany
Phone +49 (2103) 9657-28
Fax   +49 (2103) 9657-96

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