Park City, Utah - July 20, 2004 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of SOHO Business Cards version 1.0.1, the fastest and easiest way to create stunning business cards on Mac OS X. Version 1.0.1 is a free update for registered users of SOHO Business Cards.
NEW FEATURES
Three new features have been added to SOHO Business Cards in version 1.0.1. First, in order to make it more convenient to share business card designs with others or easily submit designs to print bureaus, a "Save As PDF" command was added to the File menu. Second, images placed on a design may now be flipped horizontally and vertically. Third, rotated images can now have shadows.
Three improvements have been made to existing features in version 1.0.1. First, the vertical ruler is now accurate even when the view is zoomed. Second, phone field formatting has been improved so that leading '(' and '[' characters appear in the formatted phone number. Third, high-resolution output of transparent, tinted or shadowed images and shapes has been improved when running under Mac OS 10.2 ("Jaguar"). Previously, such images and shapes sometimes appeared as block boxes under Jaguar.
SOHO BUSINESS CARDS DESIGN CONTEST ENDS IN 10 DAYS
The previously announced SOHO Business Cards Design Contest ends July 31, 2004 at 11:59 pm. Prizes will be awarded in six categories: 1) Most Creative; 2) Most Humorous; 3) Best Use Of Images; 4) Best Use of Type; 5) Best Representation of Business; and 6) Best Overall Design. The first place winners of the first five categories will each win their choice of Personal Organizer, StickyBrain or F10 Launch Studio (approximate retail value $30-$60). The winner of the sixth category, Best Overall Design, will win the Grand Prize: an Apple iPod Mini (approximate retail value $250 USD). Entry information and official contest rules can be found at <http://www.chronosnet.com/designcontest.html>.
SOHO BUSINESS CARDS AVAILABLE AT MAJOR APPLE RESELLERS
SOHO Business Cards is now available at major Apple resellers nationwide including the Apple Stores and CompUSA.
APPLE DESIGN AWARDS WINNER
SOHO Business Cards won the 2004 Runner-Up for Best Mac OS X User Experience at the June 2004 WWDC in San Francisco, CA.
$5 AVERY® REBATE
SOHO Business Cards comes with a $5 mail-in rebate on purchases of qualifying Avery Clean Edge Business Cards.
ABOUT SOHO BUSINESS CARDS
SOHO Business Cards is a complete business card kit and includes everything the user needs to design and print impressive business cards. It comes with a) 13,000+ designer-quality photographs, photos of objects and vector clip art images; b) 50 Bitstream® commercial-grade fonts so users can obtain the perfect look for their branding; c) 3,000+ ready-made designs including those with photos and artwork right up to the edge of the card (full bleed); and d) 100+ image masks.
AVAILABILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Chronos believes users should have the opportunity to try the software for free before they purchase. A fully functional 30 day trial version can be downloaded from Chronos' web site at <www.chronosnet.com>. SOHO Business Cards has been attractively priced at $29.99 and is available directly from Chronos or from major Apple resellers nationwide.
SOHO Business Cards requires Mac OS X v10.2 or later (v10.3 or later required to use vector clip art); 30MB of available disk space (1.2GB for full clip art collection); CD-ROM drive (software comes on multi-CD set); inkjet or laser printer optional (great results from popular inkjet, laser, color laser printers including HP, Epson, Canon, Lexmark, et cetera).
COMPANY INFORMATION
Chronos has been developing award-winning Macintosh software since 1993 and is based in Park City, Utah, home of the 2002 Winter Games.
PR CONTACT
marketing@chronosnet.com
