Accent Software International Ltd. announces the appointment of Esther Dyson to its board of directors.JERUSALEM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 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) announced today the appointment of Esther Dyson Please discuss this issue on the talk page. as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Dyson is President of EDventure Holdings, a diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a which focuses on emerging information technology worldwide, and on the emerging computer markets of Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. . Ms. Dyson is chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation See EFF. (body) Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF) A group established to address social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution. and was a member of the U.S. National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council which operated 1994 -1995. She is also Managing Partner of EDventure Ventures, which has invested in several Central and Eastern European information-oriented startups. Additionally, she sits on the boards of ComputerLand Poland, Cygnus Support and the Global Business Network, as well as the advisory board of Perot Systems. " We are very pleased that Esther Dyson has joined Accent's Board of Directors. Esther is a highly-regarded consultant in information technology and has a broad international perspective. She will contribute significantly to the direction of the Company," stated Robert Rosenschein, President and 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. EDventure Holdings publishes the highly-respected Release 1.0 monthly newsletter and sponsors two annual conferences - PC (Platforms for Communications) Forum, and EDventure's East-West High-Tech Forum. Accent Software International Ltd. designs and develops multilingual Internet and word processing 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 30 countries. Founded in 1988, Accent Software International Ltd. is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. The Company also recently formed a new subsidiary, AgentSoft, Ltd., which focuses on the development and marketing of sophisticated agent software technology for the automation of the Internet and enterprise Intranet. CONTACT: ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Norman Kreger Director Corporate Communications 011-972-2-793-723, ext. 243 Internet: Normank@accentsoft.com Home Page: http://www.accentsoft.com or WOLFE AXELROD ASSOCIATES Mona J. Walsh Joel Herskovits Gordon H. Wolfe 212-370-4500, 212-370-4505 fax e-mail: 76015.440@compuserve.com |
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