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Mariner Software, Inc. 
Type Private Industry Computer software Founded 1990 Headquarters Mariner Software, Inc.
401 North 3rd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401Key people Michael Wray, Bill Paar Products Mac OS X software, Microsoft Windows software, Mariner Write, Mariner Calc, Mariner Calc for iPhone, MacGourmet Deluxe, MarinerPak, StoryMill, Contour, MacJournal, Montage, WinJournal, Desktop Poet, Mariner Paperless, Narrator Website marinersoftware.com Mariner Software is an American corporation with a focus on designing and publishing computer software products. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mariner develops, sells, and supports professional and personal software for the productivity, writing and creative markets. The company's software products include Mariner Write, a word processing application and Mariner Calc, a spreadsheet application. Mariner is also currently involved in the development of new software, such as MacJournal and WinJournal desktop blogging software, Montage screenwriting software, Contour screenplay development software and Mariner Paperless digital document management software.
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Products
Released in the early 1990s, Mariner Calc and Mariner Write are spreadsheet and word processing applications designed for use with Apple Macintosh Computers. Peachpit Press said the bundle of the two is "one of the top five Microsoft Office Alternatives for Mac Users".[1] Macworld has written several, mostly positive reviews over the years awarding Mariner Write 3 out of 4 mice and Mariner Calc 3.5 out of 4 mice.[2]
Additional products include:
- Montage, a Macintosh screenwriting application, which has been reviewed by magazines such as Macworld and MacUser UK, which awarded it 4 out of 5 “mice”.[3]
- MacJournal, which is described as a blogging tool and personal journaling application for Macintosh computers. Has received 4 (out of 5) mice reviews from MacUser UK,[4] as well as a 3.5 (out of 4) review from Macworld magazine.[5]
- WinJournal, which the company describes as a Windows blogging tool and personal journaling application, which has been reviewed by PC World (magazine),[6]
- Desktop Poet, which is described on the company’s website as “fridge poetry software” for Macintosh and Windows, which has been reviewed by Download.com,[7]
- StoryMill, which is described on the company’s website as “novel writing software” for Mac OS X, which has been reviewed by magazines such as Macworld, which awarded it 4 out of 5 "mice".[8]
- Contour, a screenplay and story structure program, currently for Mac OS X and Windows. Has received 4 stars (out of 5) from Macworld,[9]
- MacGourmet Deluxe, which is described on the company's website as a recipe and wine management tool for Mac OS X, which has been reviewed by magazines such as MacLife, which awarded it 4.5 out of 5/ [10]
- Mariner Calc for iPhone, which the company describes as tool that provides the ability to view and edit native Microsoft Excel files on the iPhone. Has received 3.5 out of 5 "mice" from Macworld[11]
- Mariner Paperless, which the company describes as a digital document and receipt management tool, which has been reviewed by Macsimum News [12]
See also
- Comparison of office suites
References
- ^ Peachpit Press article about Mariner Write and Mariner Calc
- ^ Macworld review of Mariner Write and Mariner Calc
- ^ Macuser review of Montage
- ^ MacUser review of MacJournal
- ^ Macworld review of MacJournal
- ^ PC World (magazine) review of WinJournal
- ^ Download.com review of Desktop Poet
- ^ Macworld review of StoryMill
- ^ "MacWorld UK" review of Contour
- ^ "MacLife" review of MacGourmet Deluxe
- ^ Macworld review of Mariner Calc for iPhone
- ^ Macsimum News review of Mariner Paperless
External links
Categories:- Mac software companies
- Windows software companies
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