Monday April 27, 8:15 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Quarterdeck's Remove-It 98 Wins CNET's Editors' Choice Award
"All in All, (Remove-It 98) Gets -- and Deserves -- Our Strong Recommendation"
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998-- Quarterdeck Corp. (Nasdaq:QDEK - news), the leading provider of PC helpware solutions, Monday announced that Remove-It 98 was awarded CNET's Editors' Choice in the April 17 article, ''Remove-It, With Confidence.''
CNET noted: ''Remove-It does the job. It's efficient, easy to learn and use, and inexpensive.'' Coupled with its CleanSweep product line, which is the number one choice of power users for hard drive cleanup, Quarterdeck has a complete line of products for program uninstallation and hard drive cleanup to satisfy any customer regardless of his or her level of computer sophistication.
''Remove-IT 98 is the easiest way to get the garbage off your hard drive, and the best solution available for the inexperienced or novice computer user,'' said Jeff McGrath, senior product manager at Quarterdeck. ''As CNET states, 'Remove-It does the trick with a minimum of fuss and plenty of pointers for averting deletion disasters.'''
Remove-It 98 is the latest version of Quarterdeck's safe and easy uninstaller for new and less-experienced PC users. It removes unwanted, unused, or seldom-used programs and files from the hard drive for maximum space savings.
Remove-It constantly monitors the PC for low resources, alerts the user when it's time to remove debris and provides hard drive cleanup recommendations to help inexperienced users better manage their hard drives.
Remove-It's new features include Quick Clean, instant one-button cleanup of safe file types, an updated Installation Knowledge Base of more than 1,200 program installations, and erase protection which rolls back system settings and shared files to a previous state. Remove-It 98 also contains a version for Windows 3.1 users.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Remove-It 98 is currently available at an estimated street price of $19.95 at major computer retail outlets nationwide, and direct from Quarterdeck by calling 800/354-3222 toll-free or 573/443-3282, or by accessing the Quarterdeck online store via www.quarterdeck.com/store.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Remove-It 98 requires an IBM PC or compatible (386DX or higher), running Windows 95 or Windows 3.x, and a VGA resolution or higher monitor. For Windows 95, Remove-It 98 requires 8MB RAM (16MB recommended), and 12MB free disk space. For Windows 3.x, requirements are 4MB RAM (8MB recommended), and 3MB free disk space.
ABOUT QUARTERDECK
Quarterdeck is a global leader in the development and marketing of PC helpware, software designed to prevent and solve PC performance problems, especially those encountered in networked -- Internet and intranet -- environments. The company's goal is to make personal computing trouble-free for users and network administrators alike, while reducing the need for live technical support.
Quarterdeck's current product line, which addresses storage management, system conflict resolution, virus protection, system updating, and enhanced access to networked information and communications resources, is marketed to both end-users and businesses via retail distribution, corporate resellers and OEMs, direct marketing channels, and the Internet.
Quarterdeck's products are available in more than 14,000 outlets throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in more than 29 countries worldwide. Incorporated in 1982 and traded on Nasdaq under the symbol QDEK, Quarterdeck's worldwide headquarters are in Marina del Rey, with its European operations based in Dublin, Ireland.
Further information may be obtained by calling 800/354-3222 toll-free or 573/443-3282, by accessing Quarterdeck's Web site at quarterdeck.com, or by sending e-mail requests to info@quarterdeck.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like more information on Quarterdeck and its products, view the Quarterdeck Press Center at quarterdeck.com.
Quarterdeck, CleanSweep, and Remove-It are registered trademarks of Quarterdeck Corp. or its subsidiaries. All other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Contact:
Quarterdeck Corp., Marina del Rey
Tawana Clark, 310/309-3757
tclark@ngw.quarterdeck.com
Elaine Smith, 310/309-3744
esmith@quarterdeck.com
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