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Path: digifix!not-for-mail From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM (Conrad Geiger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NEXTSTEP Sales Through Ingram Micro Exceed Expectations Date: 9 Aug 1993 13:54:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Lines: 120 Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Approved: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <24630d$e1a@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Karen Logsdon NeXT Computer, Inc. 415/780-3786 - or - Kirsten Kappos Ingram Micro Inc. 714/566-1000 ext. 2727 NEXTSTEP SALES THROUGH INGRAM MICRO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - August 9, 1993-NeXT Computer, Inc. and its master distributor Ingram Micro announce NEXTSTEP, NeXT's object-oriented software, has greatly exceeded both companies sales expectations. Ingram Micro is a master distributor of NEXTSTEP fulfilling demand from VARs and resellers in North America. As part of the relationship, NeXT will provide Ingram Micro with training and education and the two companies will engage in joint marketing and selling efforts surrounding NEXTSTEP. Additionally the companies say Ingram Micro will be an authorized support center providing first level NEXTSTEP support to VARS and resellers. "NEXTSTEP has been a very successful new product launch for Ingram Micro when compared to other new vendor offerings," said Amy Hoffman, senior director of the technical products division at Ingram Micro. "Sales have been exceptionally strong, momentum is building and we expect NEXTSTEP sales to continue to rise." Object-oriented productivity for the enterprise NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors is NeXT's object-oriented software that runs on industry-standard Inteli 486- and Pentiumi-based PCs. NEXTSTEP Developer provides visual application construction tools and reusable application objects for the development of NEXTSTEP applications. NEXTSTEP has received customer and industry accolades for dramatically speeding the development of custom applications. "Working together with partners such as Ingram Micro, NeXT provides the software that allows our customers to rightsize their business applications to a client/server environment, while gaining five to ten times the productivity of other approaches," said Warren Weiss, vice president of sales and marketing at NeXT. NEXTSTEP is the most advanced object-oriented software available today and is used to develop and deploy custom applications comprising custom and off-the-self software. Its integrated user interface allows all applications to seamlessly interoperate and share a common graphical user interface. It also enables corporate customers to continue to take advantage of their existing applications and data while simultaneously gaining all the productivity and technical benefits of custom NEXTSTEP applications. Pricing and Availability NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors is available immediately, worldwide through distributors such as Ingram Micro, as well as OEMs and VARS. It comes bundled with the user interface in six languages and retails in the U.S. for $795. It includes the NEXTSTEP graphical user interface, NeXTmail electronic mail, a suite of productivity applications and bundled database and network connectivity. NEXTSTEP Developer includes all of the tools and reusable objects needed to develop NEXTSTEP applications and is also available immediately. It retails in the U.S. for $1,995 and requires NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors. Pricing for each version varies in other countries, as well as for higher education and registered developers. Until September 30, the NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit, containing both the User and Developer versions of NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors will be available for $299 to VARS and resellers through Ingram Micro. The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit includes: - NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel Processors which includes the full NEXTSTEP User product and documentation; - NEXTSTEP Developer CD ROM which includes NEXTSTEP's visual application construction tools and reusable object kits, as well as a 50% off coupon to purchase full technical documentation; - The NEXTSTEP Advantage Kit which includes a booklet, a video cassette and a diskette with sample software to introduce users to the benefits of application development with NEXTSTEP; - NEXTSTEP Programming, a book by Garfinkel & Mahoney, which provides users a thorough explanation of NEXTSTEP application development using a tutorial approach. About NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, and with offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments. # # # # NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
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