CTL Announces Software Partnership and Integration with Squid

Premium edition of note-taking software included with every CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 through June 30, 2019

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Sep 10, 2018, 08:38 ET

BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CTL and Steadfast Innovation are excited to announce a new partnership that unlocks Squid Premium through June 30, 2019 for all CTL NL7TW-360 Chromebooks.

CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 Tablet with Pen

Both companies are excited to add on to the tremendous capabilities of the CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 with high-level note-taking and handwriting. With Squid you can write as naturally as you would with a traditional pen and paper using low-latency ink plus easy erasing and modifying with the swipe of a finger or the eraser end of the pen. Pen strokes becomes highly personalized with pressure sensitivity and variable sizing using the tool or options within the software.

CTL NL7TW-360 Chromebooks will include a free Squid Premium license to take advantage of the software's most powerful features including PDF Import (from Google Classroom, Drive or your own downloads), numerous paper backgrounds (lined, grid, music staffs, sports templates and more), and Squid's Tool Pack (unlocks true eraser, highlighter, shapes, text tool).

Squid Premium empowers the CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 with natural handwriting in everyday classroom situations including math problems, grading papers, document signing, or presentations. Any of these documents can be exported via PDF and sent anywhere directly from the CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360.

The free Squid Premium license is available through June 30, 2019 on all CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 devices. After that, education users will be given an option to purchase a license at a discounted rate.

"We are very excited to provide Squid Premium on this great CTL pen-enabled device," says Andrew Hughes, Founder of Steadfast Innovation, LLC. "Squid Premium really demonstrates the powerful capabilities of these Chromebooks with EMR pen and Android support. No longer do you have to choose between a Chromebook and an Android tablet with a pen, or between typing papers or doing math, science, or art with a pen. Squid on the CTL Chromebook NL7TW-360 with an EMR pen is an outstanding productivity and educational experience."

"Integrating Squid into our most popular pen-based Chromebook makes the industry-leading EdTech computer even more powerful," says CTL President Erik Stromquist. "It offers a new range of capabilities for our customers and follows our initiative to be a pioneering source of technology in education."

About CTL
CTL has been manufacturing high-quality Chromebooks, Laptops, Desktop PCs, Monitors and Servers since 1989. For the past decade CTL has maintained a strong focus on the education sector as a Google Education Premier Partner with comprehensive 1:1 Solutions programs. CTL's ruggedized Chromebooks for Education have received accolades from noted tech publications like PC Magazine and CNet. CTL's Manufacturing, Sales and Support teams are all located in the United States. For more information about CTL®, please visit www.ctl.net.

About Steadfast Innovation, LLC
Founded in 2012 by Andrew Hughes and David Janzen, Steadfast Innovation, LLC is based in San Luis Obispo, California. Steadfast Innovation, LLC is the creator of Squid which is a Google Play Editor's Choice and has been installed by millions of people. With strong ties to Cal Poly and the software industry, Steadfast Innovation, LLC has a passion for creating a great educational and productivity experience with Squid. For more information, please visit http://squidnotes.com. Squid is available in Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus

Contact:

Mike Mahanay
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
CTL
Direct: 971.327.0101
Toll-Free: 800.642.3087 x 205
[email protected]

Andrew Hughes
Founder and Chief Innovator
Steadfast Innovation, LLC
[email protected]

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