Attachmate Sponsors the Seattle Symphony's Second Annual Opening Night Concert at Benaroya Hall; Renowned Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne to Perform at the Gala Celebration.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1999-- Attachmate Corporation, the second largest software company in Washington, today announced that it is sponsoring the Seattle Symphony's Second Annual Opening Night Concert and Gala on September 18, 1999 at Benaroya Hall Benaroya Hall is a building in Downtown Seattle. It features two auditoriums, the Mark Taper Auditorium, a 2500 seat performance venue as well as the Nordstrom Recital Hall which seats roughly 500. It is the home of the Seattle Symphony. in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . "Supporting the arts and the Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. community is an integral part of Attachmate's culture," said Attachmate president William Boisvert. "Benaroya Hall and the Seattle Symphony are integral parts of our community, and we're proud to be supporters." Last fall, Attachmate sponsored the live KCTS Channel Nine high-definition (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ) broadcast of Seattle Symphony's Opening Gala Concert at Benaroya Hall. Attachmate is committed to supporting a wide range of community services. In 1998, Attachmate participated in the United Way of King County campaign, and won the Spirit of Caring Award for achieving outstanding success, raising close to $500,000 for the community. Attachmate matches all employee donations, and Frank Pritt, founder and chairman of Attachmate, personally matches all employee donations. Attachmate hosts six blood drives annually, collects food and supplies for Northwest Harvest and pet food for the Humane Society, and has a toy drive for Toys for Tots Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. during the holiday season. Employees volunteer for the VIBES mentoring program, neighborhood improvement projects, and environmental support programs. In 1998, Attachmate received the American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". of Washington Tailwind award for providing the most volunteer support at the Trek Tri-Island bicycle event. This year, Attachmate received the honor of being voted the Best Large Company to Work for in Washington by Washington 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. magazine, an award based entirely on surveying employees. Attachmate's dedication to the community and support of employee participation in volunteer efforts contributed greatly to achieving this award. About Attachmate Attachmate Corporation accelerates business advantage by expanding the reach of enterprise information. The Company's e-Vantage(TM) products connect people to information located on mainframe, AS/400(R), VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models (R), and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) systems with centrally managed Java(TM), ActiveX(R), HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , and Windows(R) clients or with custom e-business applications. For 17 years, Attachmate has solved business problems for 12 million users worldwide. With 80 offices in 30 countries, Attachmate's global infrastructure provides products, consulting services, support, and strategic partnerships worldwide. Attachmate was named 1999's Best Large Company to Work For in Washington by Washington CEO Magazine. For more information about Attachmate solutions, contact Attachmate worldwide headquarters in Bellevue, Washington at 425/644-4010 or www.attachmate.com. (c)1999 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate is a registered trademark and e-Vantage is a trademark of Attachmate Corporation. AS/400 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. VAX is either a trademark or registered trademark of Compaq. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ActiveX and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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