Phoenix Software announces availability of Ability Graphics, Ability Business Planner Software

Phoenix Software, a leading software republishing business, has announced the availability of Ability Graphics and Ability Business Planner Software in South Africa.

Ability Graphics - Photos and Presentations is a complete graphics, photo-editing and presentation suite, equally ideal for business users, home workers, domestic users, students and schoolchildren. Ability Graphics allows for editing, improving and cataloguing all types of images, including photos uploaded from digital cameras and images imported from standard scanners.

Users can get creative with Photopaint, the full-featured image editor, compatible with Adobe Photoshop*. PSD files and other major graphics and photo formats. Slideshows presentations can be produced with Presentation, compatible with MS Powerpoint *.ppt files. Vector designs can be created with Draw and images organised with Photoalbum.

Ability Graphics includes two licences for personal commercial use. Per seat site licences are also available for larger organisations, such as educational establishments. The product includes:

* Photopaint - Adobe Photoshop compatible photo and graphics editor
* Presentation - MS Powerpoint compatible slideshow presentation
* Photoalbum - Digital image organiser
* Draw - Vector-based line drawing and layout software
* One Click PDF Creation - Create PDFs within any relevant application.
* Includes FREE e-mail and Web support

Ability Business Planner is specially designed for entrepreneurs and start-ups by small business owners and experts. Ability Business Planner guides users through every step of the business planning process with plain English advice based on proven business practice.

The process is broken down into two parts - financial forecasting and writing the plan - so no prior special business expertise is required. Users need to answer a series of prompted questions, fill in the blanks, and Ability Business Planner does the rest.

* Financial projections
* Business planning simplified
* Wide selection of pre-written templates
* Recommended format
* Includes FREE e-mail and Web support

Ability Business Planner and Ability Graphics: Photos & Presentations are now available from retail stores countrywide including Incredible Connection, Electronic Wise, ITJ, PC Mart and Kalahari.net at a recommended retail price of R999.99 and R299.99 respectively.

Photopaint
Adobe PhotoShop *.psd files and all other major image formats. The intuitive user interface gives instant access to a number of essential tools, such as colour palettes, brushes, selections, special effects filters and layers - in fact, everything you'll need to retouch and restyle photographs, or create and edit the highest quality graphics.

Presentation
Whether you're designing a professional-looking presentation or simply putting together a slideshow of photos, it's all so easy to achieve with Ability Presentation. The familiar and user-friendly interface, wide range of visual and text effects immediately enable your creativity. Compatible with MS Powerpoint *.ppt files and a must for home users, school children, students and professionals alike.

Photoalbum
No more time wasted hunting for that photo or image on your hard drive. Photoalbum is an electronic album that catalogues and manages all your photos and other graphics images on your PC, letting you locate the ones you need within moments. Featuring a simple multi-window interface to display your folders, albums and favourites, with a choice of fullscreen views, thumbnail views or even rolling slideshows.

Draw
A vector-based line drawing and layout application. Use the inbuilt drawing tools to access lines, rectangles, curves and more, or go freehand and create your own designs. Ideal for creating your own logos and clip art, planning room layouts, or adding effects to photographs and presentations.

One-click PDF creation
As a major added benefit, universally accepted Adobe PDF files can be created with one click from within all relevant applications, allowing secure delivery of original documents and making it quick and easy to publish documents online.

Financial projections
In just minutes, Ability Business Planner helps you build a comprehensive set of financial projections, complete with reports and charts, so you'll not only know if your idea will make money, but when it will make money.

Business planning simplified
Unlike using spreadsheets, you won't have to deal with complicated calculations, create formulas, or design and build reports or graphs - Ability Business Planner does it all for you, creating P&Ls, Cash Flow Plans, Balance Sheets and more. Simply enter your text and combine it with your financials to produce the ultimate winning business plan.

Wide selection of pre-written templates
Ability Business Planner includes over 1 000 business plan excerpts and 25 complete sample business plans ready to edit. Simply choose from the pre-written templates to get your business plan completed with the minimum of effort.

Recommended format
Ability Business Planner prepares your business plan using recommended formats preferred by banks and other lending institutions, ensuring that any presentations you need to make are best suited to purpose.