Inspiration Software Advances Commitment to Supporting Emerging Technologies with New Updates
SAN DIEGO — July 6, 2006
Today, at the 2006 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Inspiration Software® announced that Inspiration® and Kidspiration® are now optimized to run natively on Intel-based Macintosh computers. These universal binary versions of the popular visual learning software tools run faster and take advantage of the increased performance offered by the new Macintosh platform. Customers using Inspiration 8 and Kidspiration 2 and higher can download free software updates at http://www.inspiration.com/universal.
"We developed these updates to our visual learning software tools as part of our continued commitment to ensuring that students and teachers have access to visual learning software on all technologies," said Mona Westhaver, president, Inspiration Software. "Now schools that use Intel-based Macs will realize the highest potential of this new technology when using Inspiration and Kidspiration."
Educators and students will see a significant increase in performance on their Intel-based Macintoshes after loading the updates to Inspiration and Kidspiration. Tasks such as starting the applications or exporting a document to Microsoft Word perform more than 60 percent faster.
About Inspiration Software, Inc.
Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc.'s award—winning software tools, Inspiration, Kidspiration and InspireData® are based on proven visual learning methodologies that help students think, learn and achieve. With the powerful combination of visual learning and technology, students in grades K-12 learn to clarify thoughts, organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge and thinking critically. Founded more than 20 years ago by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, today the company's visual learning software tools are used by more than 15 million students and teachers worldwide.
