Day-Timer Technologies Develops Seamless Link to U.S. Robotics; New "Pilot" Pocket-Sized Organizer; Tightly-integrated link exchanges data between Pilot and Day-Timer Organizer personal information management software on a laptop or desktop PC

Business Wire, Jan 29, 1996

Technologies today announced it will offer a tightly integrated link between Pilot, the new pocket-sized connected organizer introduced today by the Palm Computing Division of U.S. Robotics, and Day Timer Technologies' popular Day-Timer Organizer 2.0 personal information manager.

The software link, called a "conduit," will enable users to exchange data seamlessly between the new device and Day-Timer Organizer 2.0 on a laptop or desktop personal computer, performing all the necessary synchronization and resolving any conflicts at the touch of a button.

"Pilot should be very exciting to users because, for the first time, they can effortlessly synchronize data with laptop and deskop PCs -- and because it works easily with the software that they already know and use," said Kathy Kane, vice president of Day-Timer Technologies. "We expect the combination of Pilot and Day-Timer Organizer to appeal strongly to users who seek the benefits of both mobile and desktop organizization."

The award-winning Day-Timer Organizer 2.0 provides scheduling, task management, address book, notebook and expense tracking functions in tightly integrated, easily navigated modules. The package mimics the look and feel of the world-famous paper-based Day-Timer system, so that users of paper planners can easily transition to Day-Timer Organizer on their personal computer or network systems. It is available in retail stores and through the Day-Timer catalog as a standalone product and as part of a complete time management system with the popular paper-based Day-Timer products.

Priced at $59.95, Day-Timer Organizer 2.0 is available for MS-Windows and Macintosh platforms, in both single-user and network versions.

About Day-Timer Technologies

Day-Timer Technologies is a joint venture between Day-Timers Inc., the world leader in time management products, and Kensington Microware, Ltd., developer of a broad range of award-winning computer peripherals, software and accessories to enhance the personal computer user's environment. Both companies are owned by ACCO World Corporation, a core business group of American Brands, a $14 billion global consumer products holding company. -0-

Note to Editors: Day-Timer is a registered trademark and Day-Timer Organizer is a trademark of Day-Timers, Inc.

CONTACT: Day-Timer Technologies

Kathy Kane, 415/572-6260, ext. 3307

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Chris Black, 916/645-9797