Astraware and Whitehorse Games Team to Deliver Chess, Checkers and Backgammon to Palm OS Handhelds; Whitehorse Games are the First From Another Developer to be Published by Astraware.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers THE MIDLANDS, England & PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2003 Astraware Ltd. has become the exclusive publisher of Whitehorse Games' Chess, Checkers checkers, game for two players, known in England as draughts. It is played on a square board, divided into 64 alternately colored—usually red and black or white and black—square spaces, identical with a chessboard. and Backgammon backgammon (băk`găm'ən, băk'găm`ən), game of chance and skill played by two persons upon a specially marked board divided by a space, called the bar, into two tables (inner table and outer table), each of which has 12 games for Palm OS(R) handhelds. Astraware has long been recognized as one of the top producers 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). games. The agreement with Astraware marks the company's move toward becoming a publisher of games from other developers as well as its own. The new ChromaGames bundle includes all three Whitehorse Games in a single set. All three games are optimized for high resolution screens and fast processing speeds of Palm OS 5 devices, though they can be played on any Palm OS PDA with OS 3 or higher. The games feature the same easy-to-use interface and offer hints for players who are slow to identify the best possible moves. Whitehorse Games' Backgammon boasts a first-of-its-kind neural-network artificial intelligence, significantly increasing the challenge of game-play. "I have been building commercial videogames since 1984, and my 14 products have been distributed via Activision, Electronic Arts, Crystal Dynamics Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was acquired by Eidos Interactive, a British video game publisher, in 1998, and is still part of the Eidos group. , Macmillan and Palm, Inc.," said Bill Mitchell
William L. Mitchell (July 2, 1912 — September 12, 1988) was an important General Motors designer from the late 1930s to the late 1970s. , founder of Whitehorse Games. "I speak from experience when I say that Astraware is a solid choice for the professional PDA game developer." "We're delighted to bring Whitehorse Games to market and invite other game developers interested in making their PDA games successful to give us a call," 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. . "The ChromaGames bundle is an excellent addition to our product offerings: high quality games that are fun to play and fully take advantage of the handheld platform." The ChromaGames bundle is available for US$19.95 at Astraware's Web site, www.astraware.com. About Astraware Ltd. Founded in 1994, Astraware Ltd. develops shareware games and utilities. The company provides a range of products available for handheld computers, including the popular Zap!2000. Astraware's Bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. game was named as the Best Handheld Game for 2001 by Handheld Computing Magazine. Handheld gaming enthusiasts have downloaded more than a million copies of Astraware's products, and the company has customers in over 100 countries. For more information, contact CEO Howard Tomlinson at howard@astraware.com or visit www.astraware.com. Palm OS is a registered trademark of Palm, Inc. All other products, services and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or services marks of their respective owners. |
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