Press Release: SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux and FreeBSD in public beta

SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux and FreeBSD now in Public Beta Testing

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Nuernberg, October 30, 2006

German software vendor SoftMaker has ported its popular SoftMaker

Office suite to Linux and FreeBSD. SoftMaker Office 2006 includes

updates to both TextMaker and PlanMaker, two popular stand-alone

applications, combined into one integrated office suite.

SoftMaker Office 2006 debuted on Windows in September 2006 and

now the versions for Linux and FreeBSD have entered public beta

testing. SoftMaker Office offers a cost-effective compatible and

competitive package for those looking for alternatives to the

traditional Office application suites.

SoftMaker Office 2006 is composed of two applications:

* TextMaker 2006 is a powerful word processor that is compatible

with most word processing formats, including all versions of

Microsoft Word.

* PlanMaker 2006 is a feature-rich spreadsheet application that

is completely compatible with Microsoft Excel.

Together, TextMaker 2006 and PlanMaker 2006 cover the two most

important applications users require from office suites in a

user-friendly application suite. SoftMaker Office 2006 loads

quickly, eliminating the delays associated with other vendors'

office applications, and is highly reliable with no crashes

or surprises even on the largest spreadsheets!

Compatibility with Office file formats is a key feature of

SoftMaker Office 2006. Microsoft Office formats are fully

supported, as are many other formats in use today including

OpenOffice.org and OpenDocument formats. Users can even set

their default file formats to .doc and .xls and never have to

even think about document exchange issues again.

SoftMaker Office 2006 runs on all modern Linux versions for PCs

and on FreeBSD 5.2 or higher.

The beta versions of SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux and FreeBSD are

now available as free downloads. The completed software will be

priced at US$ 69.95 or EUR 69.95. For more information,

SoftMaker Software GmbH is the developer of the multi-platform

SoftMaker Office 2006 application suite for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,

Pocket PC, and Windows CE platforms, as well as premium typeface

collections. For more information on SoftMaker Office 2006 or any of

the SoftMaker products, contact Dr Martin Sommer or Martin Kotulla

at press@softmaker.com or +49-911-936 386 0.

The public beta versions of SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux and

FreeBSD are available free of charge from

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CUSTOMER CONTACT INFORMATION

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SoftMaker Software GmbH

Kronacher Straße 7

90427 Nuernberg

Germany

phone +49-911-936 386 0

fax +49-911-30 37 96

info@softmaker.com

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PRICES

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SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux: US$ 69.95 or EUR 69.95

SoftMaker Office 2006 for FreeBSD: US$ 69.95 or EUR 69.95

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PICTURES

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SoftMaker Office 2006 for Linux:

TextMaker 2006 for Linux:

PlanMaker 2006 for Linux: