Enable Software, Inc. was a privately held software development company based in Ballston Lake, New York, founded in 1984 by Ron Quake and Bob Hamilton.[1][2] The company's flagship product was Enable, an integrated office suite for IBM PC compatibles that combined a word processor, a three-dimensional spreadsheet, a relational database and communications software in a single package. The company ceased operations in 1997.
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Ron Quake, Bob Hamilton |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Enable (office suite), PowerLine |
History
editEnable Software launched its integrated suite in the mid-1980s, positioning it as a comprehensive productivity package for the IBM PC market at a time when most office software products were sold separately. The multi-dimensional spreadsheet component was a notable feature, allowing users to work across layered sheets rather than a flat grid.
In 1992, Enable Office was updated to add electronic mail and calendaring software. The company claimed at that time that its products had more than one million users.[3] Enable 4.5, released in April 1992, added support for OS/2 2.0.[4]
In 1993, the company introduced JetForm for Enable, a mail-enabled forms designer for Microsoft Windows,[5] and PowerLine, a multi-protocol terminal client for Windows comparable to HyperTerminal.[6]
Enable Software ceased operations in 1997. At that point approximately 190,000 active users remained on Enable products.[7]
References
edit- ↑ New York Companies, USA. "ENABLE SOFTWARE, INC". Retrieved Feb 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Profiles In Technical Excellence (1985)". PCMAG. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ↑ Enable Software. "Press release". Retrieved Feb 16, 2014.
- ↑ Hamilton, Rosemary (April 6, 1992). "Enable 4.5 application package ships". Computerworld. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Hammett, Jim (June 21, 1993). "Enable debuts workflow line with forms designer". Infoworld. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Hammett, Jim (April 5, 1993). "Windows package offers keyboard chatting feature". InfoWorld. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Promises Kept, LLC. "Enable Integrated Software Support". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved Feb 16, 2014.
External links
edit- Review of Enable O/A 4.0 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
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