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CUPERTINO, California--August 7, 2007--Apple today introduced iWork '08, a

significant upgrade to Apple's productivity software suite featuring new

versions of Pages and Keynote word processing and presentation

applications, and introducing an innovative new spreadsheet application

called "Numbers." Numbers introduces the concept of intelligent tables on a

flexible canvas, a new approach that makes it easy to organize information,

create calculations, analyze results and make spreadsheets look as great as

they work. Pages '08 now features distinct modes for streamlined word

processing and flexible page layout, a new contextual format bar and change

tracking, and Keynote '08 now includes text effects, transitions and themes

that help users easily compose spectacular presentations, and Smart Builds

with easy-to-set-up A-to-B animations that make impressive animations easy

for anyone to create.

 "Pages and Keynote make it incredibly easy, and even fun, for anyone to

create stylish documents and presentations very quickly," said Steve Jobs,

Apple's CEO. "Numbers rounds out the iWork suite, which is far more

intuitive and easy to use than anything else out there."

 

Numbers '08 is a new approach to spreadsheets that allows people to

organize their information, interact with their data and calculations and

make their spreadsheets easy to understand and print. With multiple

intelligent tables on a flexible graphics canvas, users can rearrange

information, resize and add columns--all without breaking their

spreadsheet. Each table is a full-blown spreadsheet with automatic header

and footer rows, easy sorting and filtering, and automatic cell naming so

creating, reading and maintaining formulas is easy. Common functions can be

dragged to any cell, and a total of 150 functions are available spanning a

wide range of calculations, including numeric, date and time, financial and

statistical. Interactive checkboxes and sliders let users change cell

values easily to explore different scenarios and see their results

instantly. Users can create stunning 2D and 3D charts that are

automatically updated as data changes, then complement them with rich

graphics, photos and text labels. Interactive printing makes it easy to fit

a document on a single page or rearrange and resize tables and objects

across multiple pages.

 

Pages '08 now has two distinct modes: streamlined word processing that

makes it easy to create stunning documents in seconds; and flexible page

layout, which gives users complete control over the position of objects on

the page. Pages includes 140 Apple-designed templates that let users easily

create letters, reports, newsletters and brochures. A new contextual format

bar gives users the exact set of tools they need at their fingertips

whether they're editing text, creating a table or adjusting an image.

Change tracking lets users collaborate with others on a document by

displaying each person's edits in different colors, then accept or reject

each proposed change.

 

Keynote '08, Apple's industry-leading application for creating

cinema-quality presentations, introduces new Smart Builds to make it easy

for anyone to create spectacular animations by simply dropping graphics

onto a slide. More advanced users can control every aspect of their

animations with new A-to-B animations to define movement, rotation, scaling

and opacity. Keynote's new Instant Alpha feature makes it easy to remove

unwanted backgrounds from photos and graphics without needing a graphics

department. Users can record their presentations along with a voice-over,

then deliver them to audiences in person or over the Internet via

podcasting or YouTube. The new Keynote also includes a collection of new

text effects, transitions and themes.

 

iWork '08 can import Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and AppleWorks word

processing, presentation and spreadsheet files, and can export documents in

Microsoft Office file formats or PDFs for easy sharing.

 

Pricing & Availability

 

iWork '08 is now available through the Apple Store ( www.apple.com ), Apple's

retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price

of $79 (US). A 30-day iWork '08 trial will be available on new hardware and

with copies of iLife '08 sold at retail. After 30 days, the trial becomes

an iWork '08 player. iWork '08 requires Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later,

a Macintosh computer with a 500 MHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5 or

Intel processor, 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended), 32MB of video RAM,

QuickTime 7.2 or later and 1GB of available disk space. iLife '08 is

recommended.

 

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple

II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.

Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its

award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional

applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with

its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has

entered the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.