27th September, 2002	Volume 4

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Welcome to Volume 4 of Calido's Newsletter. As this email contains HTML content, it is best viewed whilst connected to the internet. The development of our Production Management and Scheduling software is coming along very well. Stay tuned to our website for details on the full potential of this advanced software package and how it will benefit your manufacturing plant. If you have any suggestions, comments or requests for future articles, please do not hesitate to contact me with your thoughts. Yours sincerely, Adam Ransley Windows XP SP1 Released Microsoft has released a new service pack for Windows XP (SP1). Windows XP Service Pack 1 provides the latest security and reliability updates to Windows XP and includes Internet Explorer 6 SP1. An important feature of SP1 is the additional support for USB 2.0. Microsoft have also made changes to the Product Activation procedures in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (more details are available here) making it harder for people with illegal copies. Office XP SP2 Released Microsoft has released a new service pack for Office XP (SP2). MS Office XP SP2 contains significant security enhancements, as well as stability and performance improvements. Don't forget that you can automatically check your computer for the latest MS Office updates here. Naming Conventions Calido has released a short summary of its suggested naming conventions for MS Access and Visual Basic users. This list was compiled using the Microsoft Consulting Services Naming Conventions as well as industry accepted variants. To download your copy, visit http://www.calido.com.au/naming.pdf today. You can obtain more detailed information on Naming Conventions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q110264. Smiley Face :-) Turns 20 A recent newsarticle at cnn.com brings to light the history of the simple smiley face :-). Scott Fahlman (an IBM researcher) used the symbol to mark a humorous comment in a message posted on a Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board. Hardware Specials * Benq 15.1" LCD Flat Screen Monitor $699 20 Gb Hard Disk - 2Mb Cache $129 AMD DURON 1.3 Ghz - Dont pay $149 retail $93 Sound Blaster Live 5.1 $69 128 Mb RAM $44 Software Specials * Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition 7.6 Small Business Solution - 10 User Licence, Inc Maintenance (RRP $1369.00) $1189 McAfee Active Virus Defence V4.5 - Inc 10 User 2 Year Licence (RRP $1373.90) $1249 ADOBE Acrobat Reader/Writer v 5.0 (RRP $671.00) $599 WinZip 8.1 Windows 10 User Licence (RRP $528.00) $470 MAUS TYPEright W95/NT4 Single User (RRP $109.95) $89 * Prices subject to change/availability.

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