Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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* Contact Tom Unkefer
* Nomadic Technologies 
* Phone:216.331.5771
* Fax 216.331.5887
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Rocky River, OH -- Nomadic Technologies announces the release of Accountable 2.0, a major upgrade to the premier personal finance manager for Newton(TM) systems.

     Accountable includes all the features expected in a personal account manager while enjoying the mobility that only the Newton MessagePad(TM) and other Newton devices can provide.  It is designed to be used during the transaction itself.  Record your credit charge while the clerk verifies your card.  Enter a debit while the ATM machine is processing your cash request.  Get control of smaller expenditures by keeping track of them in a cash account.  Reconcile accounts anytime, anywhere.  And much more.

     Building on the strong foundation of the first release, Accountable 2.0 has added capabilities in four important areas: 
----Financial Analysis and Reporting on the Newton----  
The addition of a companion application, Accountable Report, provides a full-function report generator with which to perform financial analysis.  Transactions can be selected on simple or complex criteria and the results can be output in a number of forms.  Accountable Report can print tabular listings with subtotals, screen summaries,  and charts.  Results can also be exported to the Newton's notepad or to Pelican Software's popular QuickFigure spreadsheet application.
----Data Exchange with Desktop Financial Software----
Accountable 2.0 and Connection Kit 2.0 work together to provide transaction export and import with other account management, and spreadsheet, and database applications.  Quicken(TM) Interchange Format (QIF) files, a format supported by many Macintosh and PC applications, can be sent and received.  Accountable's Connection Kit improvements also include transaction editing within the Connection Kit.
----German Language Option----
Both English and German versions of Accountable 2.0 arrive in the same package.  The user selects their preference at installation time.  The language feature uses a software technology that will allow Accountable to add more languages quickly and easily.  Nomadic Technologies plans to offer languages as Newton technology is localized to more countries.
----Fast and Easy Transaction Entry Made Even Faster and Easier----
Accountable is designed to be used as transactions occur.  Accountable 2.0 includes a dozen feature additions designed to make entry easier and faster.  These features include the ability to create repeating transactions that are automatically posted and one-step fund transfer between accounts.

     Accountable 2.0 will be available directly from Nomadic Technologies and selected retailers before September 1, 1994.  General retail availability will follow.  Registered Accountable 1.0 owners who are covered by Nomadic's Upgrade Guarantee will receive an upgrade kit automatically.  Others will  receive an aggressively-priced upgrade offer.  

     Accountable 2.0's suggested retail price is US$79 including a manual and software on both Macintosh and DOS formatted diskettes.  For a limited time, Nomadic Technologies will accept advanced orders for $59 (plus shipping and handling).  Accountable 2.0 is available onPCMCIA cards.  Call Nomadic Technologies for pricing.

     For further information, contact Nomadic Technologies at 216.331.5771 or fax 216.331.5887.  In the U.S., orders are accepted at 800.713.6291.

Accountable is (C)1994 by Nomadic Technologies.
Newton , MessagePad and Macintosh are all trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Quicken is a trademark of Intuit, Inc.


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                              Accountable 2.0 Specifications

----Feature Highlights----
- Handles checking, saving, credit card, frequent flier and generic accounts.
- Create as many accounts and transactions as you like, limited only by storage.
- Account register viewing, printing, faxing.  Print all or a date range.
- Full-function data analysis and report generation.  Select transactions from multiple accounts on multiple criteria.  Output as printed reports, screen summary, bar/line/pie charts, notepad, or QuickFigure spreadsheet.
- Account reconciliation with interest, service charge and adjustment posting.
- Merchants and payees are automatically captured into pop-up lists for later reuse.  Category code association is maintained.
- Cost categories.
- A powerful Newton Assist interface that understands, for example, "Charge $25 to Visa at ACME for shirt."
- Newton Find and Find All are fully supported.
- Dragable elevators for fast list scrolling.
- User-controlled currency symbol and decimal format for each account.
- English or German language in the same package.
- Repeat transactions/standing orders.
- One-step fund transfers.
- Password protection with "Off", "On", and "On in Guest Mode" settings.
- User-assigned account icons.
- Full or reduced screen size modes.
- QIF (Quicken(tm) Interchange Format) file importing and exporting via Connection Kit 2.0. 
- Transaction entry and editing within Connection Kit 2.0.

----Compatibility----
- Accountable 2.0 is compatible with all Newton models including the original MessagePad, MP100, MP110, and Sharp ExpertPad.
- Account and transaction data from all earlier versions of Accountable migrate into Accountable 2.0.

----System Requirements----
- Accountable 2.0 requires 210 KB of storage space plus room for entered data.  
- If Accountable Report and Chart are installed, they require 112 KB and 30 KB of storage, respectively.
- Accountable's Connection Kit features require version 2.0, Macintosh or Windows.
