3/07/2012

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Consulting Firm Achieves 1,400% ROI with Strategic Business Plan App

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Wed Mar 7, 2012 4:30 am (PST)



Consulting Firm Achieves 1,400% ROI with Strategic Business Plan App - Published on 03/07/12

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GlasseyStrategy's newly released case study describes how Directis Consulting achieved a 1,400% ROI in its first week of using StratPad. StratPad simplifies the process of creating strategic business plans. With StratPad, owners and managers of small- & medium-sized companies create and execute their complete business strategy in a step-by-step fashion. StratPad helped Directis improve its services while reducing its costs.

Victoria, Canada - GlasseyStrategy released a case study outlining the success that Victoria consulting firm, Directis Consulting, achieved using StratPad Premium, its strategic business plan app. The consulting firm wanted to expand its strategic client offerings while also making its projects more profitable.

"We build our iPad apps to deliver huge ROIs to the people who buy them," said Alex Glassey, managing director of GlasseyStrategy. "Directis uses StratPad to create a higher-quality experience for their clients with considerably less time and effort. This led to a 1,400% ROI in their first week with StratPad and over 7,000% ROI after two months."

StratPad paid for itself and a new iPad in its first use. "StratPad has changed our firm," said Susan Low, principal consultant of Directis Consulting. "I can't imagine achieving our growth plans without it."

StratPad is a complete strategy and business planning tool that runs on the iPad. It includes a tutorial and a business planning template that instantly creates nine reports including a summary business plan, financial projections, Gantt chart, project plan and strategy map.

Consultants and small- and medium-sized businesses use StratPad to develop business strategy and business plans with its unique step-by-step approach. Reports are instantly prepared and can be viewed on the iPad's screen, printed wirelessly, emailed as high-quality PDFs or exported as CSVs.

Device Requirements
* Exclusive to the iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 3.2 MB

Pricing and Availability
StratPad Plus is $9.99 USD and StratPad Premium is $34.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies). Both are available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Business category.

Case Study: http://www.stratpad.com/2012/03/case-study-directis-consulting/?utm_source=PRmac&utm_medium=Press_Release&utm_campaign=20120306
See Product Features: http://www.stratpad.com/price-editions/?utm_source=PRmac&utm_medium=Press_Release&utm_campaign=20120306
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/stratpad-premium-strategy/id465233220
Screenshot (Gantt Chart): http://www.stratpad.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo49.png
Screenshot (Summary Business Plan): http://www.stratpad.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo48.png
App Icon: http://www.stratpad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/iTunesArtwork.png

Based in Victoria, Canada, GlasseyStrategy is a business strategy advisory firm started by Alex Glassey in 2002. GlasseyStrategy works closely with the senior management of ambitious companies to help them get to the next level. Copyright (C) 2002-2012 GlasseyStrategy. All rights reserved. StratPad is a trademark of GlasseyStrategy. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Alex Glassey
CEO
250-589-3230
Canada
alex@stratpad.com

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PhatWare Releases WritePad SDK 3.0 for iOS

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Wed Mar 7, 2012 5:00 am (PST)



PhatWare Releases WritePad SDK 3.0 for iOS - Published on 03/07/12

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Washington based PhatWare Corporation today announces WritePad SDK 3.0, enabling software developers to incorporate handwriting recognition into their iOS apps. It provides automatic segmentation of handwritten text into words and automatically differentiates between vocabulary and non-vocabulary words, and more. The new generation of the state-of-the-art handwriting recognition software now supports 11 languages in a single library and features improved recognition quality.

Spokane, Washington - PhatWare Corporation announces today the immediate availability of WritePad SDK 3.0, enabling software developers to incorporate handwriting recognition with support for 11 languages into their iOS apps.

The WritePad SDK enables handwriting recognition based text input in third party applications on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices. The new version of the WritePad SDK now features the smallest and fastest handwriting recognition engine on the market. It also now supports 11 languages in a single static library, making it ideal for embedded devices.

New features in the WritePad SDK 3.0:
* Handwriting recognition engine is now packaged as a single static library for all supported languages, enabling the support of handwriting recognition for several different languages in a single app.
* Support for seven new languages, bringing the total count of supported languages to 11, including English (US, UK, US Medical), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Spanish, and Swedish.
* Improved recognition quality of individual letters and words in print and cursive modes.
* Extended digital ink manipulation and serialization API
* Updated sample code now demonstrates how to use new multilingual APIs and in-app purchase.

WritePad SDK Features:
* Recognizes natural handwritten text in a variety of handwriting styles: cursive (script), PRINT and MIXed.
* Recognizes dictionary words from its main or user-defined dictionary, as well as non-dictionary words, such as names, numbers and mixed alphanumeric combinations.
* Provides automatic segmentation of handwritten text into words and automatically differentiates between vocabulary and non-vocabulary words, and between words and arbitrary alphanumeric strings.
* Does not require a user to train the software and allows for most users to achieve high accuracy right "out of the box."
* Reliably recognizes handwriting and provides spell checking and word completion features.

WritePad SDK includes handwriting recognition engine static libraries and dictionaries for all supported languages, API header files, documentation, and usable sample code allowing easy integration with new or existing iOS applications. WritePad SDK evaluation is free, while commercial redistribution is royalty-based. For more information about the WritePad SDK and to request an SDK evaluation and commercial pricing, please visit PhatWare's web site.

PhatWare: http://www.phatware.com/
WritePad SDK 3.0: http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=product/details/developer/writepadsdk
Evaluation Request: http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=product/details/developer/contact

Founded in October 1997, PhatWare Corporation is a leading provider of easy to use powerful software products and professional services for the mobile and desktop computing marketplace. PhatWare specializes in handwriting recognition, digital ink, note taking and database, and network management software development. PhatWare's products include such popular titles as CalliGrapher(R), PenOffice(R), PhatNotes(TM), PhatPad(TM), WritePad(TM), and others. PhatWare Corporation is a Microsoft Certified Partner, and Intel Software Partner. Copyright (C) 1997-2012 PhatWare Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Kevin Doel
Media Relations
784-273-9660
United States
kevin@talonpr.com

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