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- VIScorp USA AND ESCOM AG ANNOUNCE
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- LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING FOR
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- ACQUISITION OF AMIGA TECHNOLOGIES BY
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- VIScorp
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- by Steve Kompel
- ]1*2@4
- ...from the
- Amiga Technologies
- web site...
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- Heppenheim, Germany and Chicago, IL,
- April 12, 1996 -- ESCOM AG, a German
- computer manufacturer and reseller and
- Visual Information Services Corp.
- (Nasdaq: VICP, Bulletin Board), a
- developer of interactive TV (ITV)
- set-top-boxes to enhance television
- use and viewing by providing Internet
- access and electronic communications
- function, today jointly announced that
- a binding letter of understanding has
- been signed between the companies.
-
- The letter states that Chicago-based
- VIScorp would acquire Amiga
- Technologies, including the
- intellectual properties of the former
- Commodore Business Machines, excepted
- Commodore trademarks. The transaction
- value is approximately US $40 million.
- Terms were not disclosed, and the
- pending acquisition would be subject
- to approval by both companies' boards
- of directors.
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- "This intended acquisition is part of
- VIScorp's strategy to build market
- leadership in the fast-growing field
- of ITV"@1]1, said William Buck, Chief
- Executive Officer. @5]5 "As a result, we
- would own Amiga intellectual
- properties, including several that are
- currently used in our set top-box,
- Electronic Device (ED®). We would
- also have control over the supplied
- chip sets used in ED as well as Amiga
- inventories and access to the
- company's current sales and
- distribution channels."
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- Commenting the proposed acquisition,
- Helmut Jost, chief executive of ESCOM
- AG, said:@5]5 "VIScorp has a clear vision
- of the Amiga technology potential for
- ITV applications. We are eager to
- support and work together over the
- terms of the letter of understanding
- to ensure a smooth transition between
- the two companies. VIScorp
- anticipates the support of ongoing
- European sales of popular models such
- as the A4000T and the A1200 as well as
- the current developments and future
- releases of Amiga Technologies."
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- Petro Tyschtschenko, president of
- Amiga Technologies stated @5]5 "I am
- looking forward to being able to take
- advantage of the research and
- development support potential that an
- Amiga-related company like VIScorp can
- provide."
- @1]1
- Commenting that the primary objective
- of the proposed acquisition is to give
- VIScorp full access to the Amiga
- technology to support development of
- its ITV device, Mr. Buck noted:@5]5 "Our
- intention is to rapidly develop and
- begin manufacturing TV set-top
- interactive boxes -- products that
- give home users capabilities such as
- telephone reception and dial up
- capabilities, facsimile, video games,
- pay-per-view options, electronic mail,
- and access to on-line services,
- including the Internet."
- @1]1
- Product names mentioned herein may be
- trademarks and/or registered
- trademarks of their respective
- companies.
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- Contact:
- Gilles Bourdin
- Amiga Technologies
- Berliner Ring 89
- D-64625 Bensheim
-
- Tel +49 6252 709 195
- Fax +49 6252 709 520
- email: gbo@amiga.de