For Immediate Release Bare Bones Software, Inc. P.O. Box 1048 Bedford, MA 01730-1048 http://www.barebones.com Contact: Allan Rousselle, VP Sales & Marketing 617/676-0650 sales@barebones.com May 13, 1996 BARE BONES SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES SOFTPOLISH -- THE ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR SOFTWARE QUALITY. Natick, MA -- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of its first version of "SoftPolish," the essential tool for software quality assurance on the Macintosh(R). This new version includes several improvements over the product formerly published by Language Systems Corp. *About SoftPolish* SoftPolish checks elements of the Macintosh user interface that are contained in resources and identifies potential problems. SoftPolish can help developers identify inconsistencies with Apple's user interface guidelines, misspelled words, missing resources, and other mistakes. In addition, SoftPolish provides tools to put the finishing touches on software distribution packages prior to release. It works independently of any programming language or environment. SoftPolish is ideal for sanity checking software throughout the development process. "SoftPolish is an essential part of our software development cycle," said Neal Trautman, Timbuktu Lead Software Engineer at Farallon Communications, Inc. "I can't imagine shipping a product without running it through SoftPolish first." *Spell-Checking Resources* The new version of SoftPolish incorporates a new spell-checking system, which contains many improvements. The spelling checker provides a 100,000+ word U. S. English dictionary, as well as dictionaries for U.K. English, French, Dutch, Spanish, and several specialized dictionaries. The spell-checking in SoftPolish has been fine tuned to handle situations that commonly arise in application resources. User dictionaries are now stored as BBEdit text files, providing greater flexibility and transportability. *Resource Validation* SoftPolish checks the validity of resources by examining resource types, internal consistency, system software compatibility, resource sizing, and resource links. Bare Bones Software has updated and expanded SoftPolish to handle a wide variety of resource types, including those commonly generated by modern development environments. *Cleaning Up Files and Resources* Developers can use SoftPolish's Clean Up facilities to prepare software for release. The Clean Up commands provide an easy means to set file and folder dates, remove unwanted resources, eliminate empty resource forks, list version resources, and warn of debugging traps or debugger names in 680x0 code. *Pricing and Availability* The suggested retail price of SoftPolish is US$99 for a single-user copy, $295 for a 5-user license, and $495 for 10 users. SoftPolish can be purchased through Cyberian Outpost, DevDepot, Full Moon Software, and other resellers, as well as directly from Bare Bones Software. Bare Bones Software invites anyone interested in learning more about SoftPolish to visit their web site at (http://www.barebones.com), or to send e-mail inquiries to (bbsw@barebones.com). == SoftPolish and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of Bare Bones Software, Inc. Other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developers.