Accent Software International Ltd. announces distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster Interactive Distribution Services.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 1996--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, ACNUF) announced today that it has entered into a two year distribution services agreement with Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Interactive Distribution Services (SSI (1) See server-side include and single-system image. (2) (Small-Scale Integration) Less than 100 transistors on a chip. See MSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. 1. (electronics) SSI - small scale integration. 2. ), a unit of Macmillan's Digital Publishing USA, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : VIA). Under the agreement, SSI has been granted the exclusive right to distribute, rent and resell Accent's software products in certain channels throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . SSI will also provide inventory, warehousing and fulfillment services related to North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. distribution of Accent's software. Accent's Webtamer(TM) will be the first of many new products and is due to be released in the first quarter of 1997. "The broad market acceptance of Simon & Schuster Interactive Distribution Services provides Accent with ready access to the large Internet market in North America. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationship in this new venture," stated Robert Rosenschein, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Accent Software International Ltd. "The agreement with Accent brings together SSI's proven sales, marketing and distribution expertise and Accent's brand recognition, product quality and technology. We are excited to expand our strong relationship with Accent into this rapidly growing market," stated Doug Bennett, President of Macmillan Digital Publishing USA. Accent Software International Ltd. develops, markets and supports multilingual Internet publishing, browsing, e-mail and productivity software. Accent's products address the growing need for organizations and individuals to create, edit and exchange information in languages other than English LOTE or Languages Other Than English is the name given to language subjects at Australian schools. LOTEs have often historically been related to the policy of multiculturalism, and tend to reflect the predominant non-English languages spoken in a school's local area, the and in multiple languages. Accent's Internet and word processing software is marketed directly by the Company and through distributors in more than 30 countries worldwide. Founded in 1988, Accent Software International Ltd. is a publicly held company and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. The Company also maintains U.S. offices in Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see . Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana. and European offices in London. The Company also recently formed a new subsidiary, AgentSoft Ltd., which focuses on the development of agent software products for the Internet and Enterprise Intranet. Simon & Schuster Interactive Distribution Services (SSI), a unified sales organization, distributes a multitude of CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and associated electronic products developed by various Viacom units and third party companies for the consumer market. A unit of Macmillan Digital Publishing USA, SSI carries more than 150 Viacom and third party company CD-ROM products in the consumer, education, business, reference and international markets. These interactive products represent a broad array of consumer multimedia companies including: Simon & Schuster Interactive; Macmillan Publishing USA imprints' QUE New Media, QUE Software, New Riders, Sams Publishing, Sams.net and Hayden; Macmillan Digital USA; Kaplan Interactive; Byron Preiss Multimedia; Newsweek; CAPS Inc; Mediola and Sound Source Interactive. Simon & Schuster Interactive Distribution Services (SSI) is a unit of Macmillan Publishing's Macmillan Digital Publishing USA. Macmillan Publishing USA is the reference division of Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom Inc. and the world's largest publisher of computer books and reference books for the home and library. The Indianapolis company creates and distributes timely, authoritative, and entertaining information in traditional media such as books, audiobooks, and videotapes, as well as new media including CD-ROM and online formats. Macmillan Computer Publishing USA's imprints includes QUE, Sams Publishing, New Riders, Hayden Books, BradyGAMES, Sams.net, Ziff-Davis Press, Waite Group Press, and QUE Education and Training. Simon & Schuster is a leader in multimedia, consumer, education, business, reference and international publishing. With operations in 43 countries, Viacom's imprints include Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster Interactive, Macmillan Computer Publishing USA, Pocket Books, Scribner, The Free Press, Prentice Hall, Silver Burdett Ginn, Allyn and Bacon, Computer Curriculum Corporation and Educational Management Group. -0- Accent is a trademark of Accent Software International Ltd. CONTACT: ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Roger Cloutier Chairman of the Board 612-337-1851 Jacqueline Hahn-Efrati Press and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager 011-972-2-679-3723, ext. 1452 jackiee@accentsoft.com http://www.accentsoft.com or WOLFE AXELROD ASSOCIATES Mona J. Walsh Joel Herskovits Susan T. Bolen (Media) 212-370-4500; 212-370-4505 (FAX) 76015.440@compuserve.com or MACMILLAN DIGITAL PUBLISHING USA Douglas S. Bennett President (317) 581-3594 |
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