Be, Inc. Signs Agreement with Leading French Distributor.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999-- Be, Inc. today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with APACABAR, the leading French distributor of digital media products. This agreement highlights Be's strategy of developing a strong network of distributors and resellers in Europe for the Be Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (BeOS(R)). APACABAR will build a network of resellers for BeOS that will include prominent companies such as FNAC FNAC Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology FNAC Fédération Nationale des Agents Commerciaux (France: National Federation of Commercial Agents) FNAC Fédération Nationale d'Achat des Cadres (1954; French) and Surcouf, as well as resellers specialized in audio, video and digital media. APACABAR also plans to distribute applications for BeOS. More than 10,000 developers worldwide are now developing for BeOS. "We are delighted with this partnership," said Jean Calmon, vice president and general manager of Be Europe. "APACABAR is an experienced distributor in the digital media market." "BeOS is a unique opportunity to get the best performance out ot the existing hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. for media," said Jerome Anres, president of APACABAR . "APACABAR's knowledge of digital media constitutes a significant asset for the distribution of BeOS in France." APACABAR has already built an inventory of BeOS Release 4 packages, with boxes and documentation in French. About Be(R) Be, Inc., founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gassee, is a software company focusing on building new foundations In mathematical logic, New Foundations (NF) is an axiomatic set theory, conceived by Willard Van Orman Quine as a simplification of the theory of types of Principia Mathematica. for the next generation of digital content and media design tools. With a team of industry-leading engineers and business executives in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe, the company is dedicated to removing the limitations of existing computer architectures and delivering a new level of price performance on both personal computers and Internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. . In 1997, Be published the first public release of the Be Operating System (BeOS(R)), the core product of this strategy. Additional information on Be and the BeOS is available online at http://www.be.com/. Be, Inc. is headquartered in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. . About Apacabar Apacabar successfully promotes and distributes multimedia and graphics software for professional and consumers. Apacabar's catalog comprises a broad range of software including the most prestigious brand names of the digital media market. More information on Apacabar products and services can be found at http://www.apacabar.fr -0- Note to Editors: Be and BeOS are registered trademarks of Be, Inc.. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved. |
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