ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CREATIVE LABS; Accent Multilingual Word Processor Offered with Creative Labs User Upgrade Kits.JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 6, 1995--Accent Software International Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACNTF) announced today that the Company has signed an agreement with UK-based Creative Labs, a subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF CREAF Creative Technology Ltd (stock symbol) CREAF Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals ). Accent's multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. word processor will be bundled with Creative Labs' user upgrade kits for its PC products including CD ROMs CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory , modems, and audio and video cards. Creative Labs will immediately begin bundling copies of the popular Accent multilingual word processor with its user upgrade kits sold in the UK, Germany and France. Creative Labs plans to extend this offer to Scandinavia and Russia in the coming months. The agreement runs through March, 1997. "This is a wonderful opportunity for us to expand our user base", stated Joel Fisher, Accent's Vice President of International Sales and Marketing. He added, "Creative Labs is one of the best known designers and manufacturers of high quality tools for the PC market, and we're pleased they chose to partner with us." Accent Software International's Accent multilingual word processors allow computer users to work in multiple alphabets under any language version of Windows. Accent supports all of the European languages plus Russian, Turkish, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew. Users can type and print in more than 30 languages, mixing any number of languages in the same document. "Accent is a great product for us, adding value for our customers who need more than just their native language", stated Jan Hauer, European Software Product Manager for Creative Labs. "Accent also solves the localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. problem for us by providing one word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and solution for all of these countries", added Hauer. Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF) was founded in Singapore in 1981, specializing in multilingual media for PCs. In 1989 Creative launched the Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). , an 8-bit sound card which in one year became the number one selling add-on board for the PC, and in 1992 Creative introduced the Sound Blaster 16. By September 1994 over 6 million Sound Blaster products were in use worldwide. Accent Software International designs and develops multilingual word processing and Internet software products for retail, corporate, educational, government and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers, and markets these products in more than twenty countries. Founded in 1988, Accent Software International is a publicly-held company (NASDAQ: ACNTF) and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. -0- Accent is a trademark of Accent Software International Ltd. Creative Labs and Sound Blaster are registered trademarks of Creative Labs. All other trademarks are owned by their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Robert Trachtenberg Norman Kreger General Counsel Director Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. 011-972-2-793-723, ext. 242 011-972-2-793-723, ext. 243 Internet: Bobt@accent.co.il Internet: Normank@accent.co.il Home Page Address: http://www.accentsoft.com or WOLFE AXELROD ASSOCIATES Mona J. Walsh Gordon H. Wolfe Joel Herskovits 212-370-4500 e-mail: 76015.440@compuserve.com |
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