Version 5.1 Of Now Up-To-Date® & Contact® For Macintosh Now Shipping

Version 5.1 provides enhanced network capabilities and web publishing, shared keywords and numerous ease-of-use improvements. Support for Intel-based Macs coming.

COLUMBUS, OHIO — December 13, 2005 — Now Software today introduced Now Up-to-Date & Contact 5.1 for Macintosh. Version 5.1 provides a wide selection of enhancements and improvements, including upgraded web publishing and networking, shared keywords across categories, and improved reliability. Now Up-to-Date & Contact was just awarded “4 and ½ mice” by Macworld Magazine in its February 2006 newsstand issue, saying “…for small businesses—especially those that are cross-platform and expect to grow—and for businesses that need centralized calendaring, contact, and resource management, Now Up-to-Date and Contact is an excellent choice.”

“Version 5.1 of Now Up-to-Date & Contact contains a long list of
improvements for our customers,” said John Wallace, president of Now Software. “and it’s certainly not the limit of what we’re working on for version 5. We’re actively testing on the new Intel-based Macs and will provide support for them after they’re released. We also have a number of other enhancements planned for the first half of 2006.”

Version 5.1 includes support for multiple network interfaces in the Now Server Manager, updated web publishing, enhanced calendar display and keyboard shortcuts throughout the product, as well as many performance updates and fixes. A full list of updates is available at http://www.nowsoftware.com/products/nudc5/51.asp

In addition, Take Control of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, written by
best-selling ebook author Joe Kissell, is now available for purchase in
a full-color, printed version. Copies can be purchased for $29.95 at
http://www.nowsoftware.com/store/. This book is available as a free PDF that's designed for easy onscreen reading.

A free, 30-day demo version is available for download at
http://www.nowsoftware.com/.

Pricing and Availability
Now Up-to-Date & Contact 5 for Macintosh is currently shipping and is priced at $129.95 for the boxed version, or $119.95 for the online download version.  Upgrades are available to licensed users of version 4.x for $49.95.  In addition, Now Software is providing a wide free upgrade window, providing free upgrades to anyone that has purchased Now Up-to-Date & Contact on or after March 28, 2005. Volume licensing is also available for education, business, organizations with multiple users, and government customers.

For more information about Now Up-to-Date & Contact 5 for Macintosh, or any of Now Software’s other productivity products, visit http://www.nowsoftware.com.

 

About Now Software:
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Now Software is the developer of the Eddy Award-winning Now Up-to-Date & Contact. For more information about Now Software, visit www.nowsoftware.com or call 1-614-413-4000.

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