Astraware and Trixiam Studios Team to Offer Titles for Palm OS Devices.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers THE MIDLANDS, England & MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 Astraware today announced their partnership with Trixiam Studios' to bring Abysma and Elixir elixir /elix·ir/ (e-lik´ser) a clear, sweetened, alcohol-containing, usually hydroalcoholic liquid containing flavoring substances and sometimes active medicinal ingredients. e·lix·ir n. , two of Trixiam's popular PC puzzle-style games, to Palm Powered(TM) handheld computers. Both games are fast-paced games that require quick thinking and offer addictive game-play. In Abysma, players are opposed by both time and a descending "bar of doom." A bar descends downward across a screen of multi-sized blocks. Energy is lost when the bar of doom comes across a blank space Noun 1. blank space - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" space, place surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" , causing players to race to fill in the gaps with adjoining blocks before the bar hits the empty spots and saps all of their energy. Elixir pits the player against the clock in a race to, literally, pop as many pills as possible. As iridescent ir·i·des·cent adj. 1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage. 2. capsules descend down the screen, the player must explode as many pills as possible, but only those that are not supporting the capsules above them. "We're glad to be working with Trixiam Studios, a team that takes a very refreshing approach to the development of online and PC games, to put the most popular games in the hands of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). users," said Howard Tomlinson, Astraware's 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. . "I knew from the moment I first encountered Abysma that it had the magic formula that works so well for handheld and Web games -- eyecatching graphics, simple but challenging game-play, and completely absorbing." "When the idea of creating handheld versions of our games came about, it wasn't a tough decision to decide to partner with Astraware," said Sylvain Dufour, Trixiam Studio's CEO. "Astraware has an excellent track record of creating blockbuster versions of online and PC games for handhelds. The ability to expand our customer base to potentially millions of PDA users through our relationship with Astraware is very exciting to us." About Astraware Ltd. Founded in 1994, Astraware Ltd. develops quality shareware games and utilities. The company provides a range of products available for Palm OS(TM) handhelds, including the popular Bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. and Zap!2000. Palm enthusiasts have downloaded more than a million copies of Astraware's products, and the company has customers in nearly 100 countries. For more information, contact CEO Howard Tomlinson at howard@astraware.com or visit www.astraware.com. About Trixiam Studios, Inc. Based in Miami Beach, Fla., Trixiam Studios, Inc. is a game development company that focuses on producing original games for all major platforms. All games can be played directly from Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
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