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- Central Point Software, Inc. announced its acquisition of Eikon Systems,
- Inc., a Foster City, Calif., developer of Windows-based software. The move
- expands Central Point's current position in the Windows utilities market.
- The company also said it will release version 2.2 of Eikon's Scrapbook+
- software utility in March.
-
- "The explosion of the Windows market makes the Windows platform
- strategically important to utilities vendors, just as the DOS and
- Macintosh markets have been," said Corey Smith, CEO of Central Point
- Software. "We have been working with the development team at Eikon to
- co-develop Windows utilities that we plan to introduce in 1992. In working
- with them, we came to appreciate Eikon's Windows expertise and recognized
- the value in bringing them inside Central Point."
-
- "As a company we have been striving to build a world-class Windows
- development organization, and we were pleased to find a partner with so
- many complementary strengths," said Kevin Welch, president of Eikon
- Systems. "Central Point's development, marketing, sales and support
- organizations will accelerate our bringing to market new and innovative
- Windows utilities."
-
- Central Point will maintain Eikon's former headquarters as the Central
- Point California Research and Development Center. Most of Eikon's 30 plus
- employees, including all technical staff, will remain at this facility.
- Manufacturing, sales and support operations will move to Central Point's
- world headquarters in Beaverton.
-
- Eikon's principals have worked closely with Microsoft Corporation and other
- leading software vendors to develop Windows technology and products since
- 1984; the company was founded in 1988. Eikon worked exclusively in
- Windows-based software development -- licensing its technology, publishing
- software and providing contract research and development services.
-
- Scrapbook+ Provides Visual Storage Management
-
- Central Point will release the next version of Eikon's Scrapbook+, Central
- Point Scrapbook+ 2.2 for Windows, in March. The new version is compatible
- with Windows 3.1 and adds an ART File Import Filter for Microsoft Word for
- Windows 2.0. Scrapbook+ provides visual storage management for graphics
- and text, allowing users to store, locate, view and retrieve clips of
- pictures, text, charts and other graphics much faster than they can using
- applications and the Windows File Manager. The product eliminates
- time-consuming and cryptic file list searches by displaying thumbnail
- sketches of text and graphics clips. This visual feedback lets users find
- required files in seconds.
-
- "The rapid growth of the Windows market means that graphics and text are
- now mixed in a range of applications, including Microsoft Word, Harvard
- Graphics and Lotus 1-2-3," said Smith. "That makes visual data management
- increasingly important for Windows users of all types and for publishing
- and presentations graphics users in particular. Central Point Scrapbook+
- for Windows meets this need."
-
- Pricing and Availability
-
- Central Point Scrapbook+ 2.2 for Windows will be available in March for a
- suggested retail price of $129 from major software distributors and
- resellers in North America. Customers in the U.S. and Canada can call
- (800) 445-4208 for additional product information.
-
- System Requirements
-
- Central Point Scrapbook+ 2.2 for Windows runs on IBM AT, PS/2 or 100
- percent compatibles with Windows 3.0 or higher. A hard disk is required
- and a mouse or other pointing device is recommended. The program requires
- less than 500K of disk space.
-
- Central Point Software, Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, is a leading
- developer of utility software and offers a broad line of utility products
- for DOS, Windows and Macintosh platforms. Founded in 1981, the company has
- grown to annual revenues of more than $53 million, and its installed base
- of registered users now numbers more than one million. Central Point's
- products are translated into several languages and are available in more
- than 25 countries.
-
- Central Point Software
- 15220 N.W. Greenbrier Parkway #200, Beaverton, OR 97006
- 503-690-8090
-
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