Novell Launches National Seminar Tour To Train Developers On PerfectOffice

Press Release

Customizing PerfectOffice Allows Developers to Create Innovative Solutions

OREM, Utah -- July 17, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. is now training third-party developers through a national PerfectOffice# Developer Seminar, which will reach 13 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Free of charge, the seminars are designed to train developers to create custom solutions with PerfectOffice, Novell's network suite, and to develop products that have the same look and feel as PerfectOffice.

The kick-off took place in Salt Lake City July 6 and seminars will extend to Toronto, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Boston, New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Paramus, NJ and end in Seattle August 3. Sponsored by PerfectFit Partners, Novell's PerfectOffice developer relations group, the seminars are open to independent software vendors (ISVs), corporate developers and consultants who are creating custom solutions. Developers can reserve a space for the seminar in their closest city by calling (800) 892-2922.

Free PerfectOffice Developer Reference Set

All seminar attendees will receive a free PerfectOffice Developer Reference Set which includes information about how to integrate with PerfectOffice by taking advantage of PerfectFit# technology, Novell's shared code used by all the applications in PerfectOffice. Developers can use this shared code to create applications that have the same look and feel as PerfectOffice including menus, dialog boxes, writing tools, etc. The Developer Reference Set also includes software developer kits (SDKs) for all PerfectOffice applications so developers can access everything from a single CD-ROM.

"PerfectOffice is the most open suite on the market today," said Mark Calkins, vice president and general manager of Novell's Business Applications. "By consolidating all our SDKs into the new Developer Reference Set, we are offering the comprehensive solution that our top developers have been requesting."

The Developer Reference Set includes information about the methods of integration with PerfectOffice including PerfectScript#, the popular cross-application macro language; Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE); Visual Basic Extensions (VBXs) for PerfectOffice; Windows Open API (WOAPI) used to control WordPerfect, Presentations, GroupWise and DAD; Quattro Pro's DDL Interface API and the DAD Extension API.

The Developer Reference Set also documents shared code subsystems including the About Box API, Binary Initialization Files (BIF), Clipboard Support, Command Interface API, Custom Controls, Dialog Box Manager API, Document Conversion API, Dynathetas, File System Interface, Menus, Message Box APIs, Multimedia APIs, Persistent Macro Variables, String Handling Interface, Viewer APIs and the Writing Tools API for Speller, Thesaurus and Grammatik.

About Novell's PerfectFit Partners Program

Novell's PerfectFit Partners Developer Program was launched in October 1994 to encourage developers to create and market products which support PerfectOffice by taking advantage of PerfectFit technology. Since the launch, more than 1,800 companies have become PerfectFit Partners at one of the three levels.

The PerfectFit Partners program is open to commercial developers, ISVs, value-added resellers (VARs), consultants and corporate developers. Developers interested in becoming a PerfectFit Partner can call the Novell PerfectFit Partners Developer Relations Group at (801) 228-9510 or (800) REDWORD, or explore their home page at http://www.novell.com/.