Berkeley Systems Celebrates Anniversary of Corporate Web Site With New Design; Get Toasted At www.berksys.com!BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Berkeley Systems, Inc., a leader in the consumer software market, today unveiled a new design for its award-winning corporate Web site, Toasted. Best known for its quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. Flying Toasters and the irreverent ir·rev·er·ent adj. 1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of reverence; disrespectful. 2. Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; satirical: irreverent humor. pop-culture trivia game, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. , Berkeley Systems Berkeley Systems was a San Francisco Bay Area software company cofounded in 1987 by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades. It made money early on by doing contract work for the National Institutes of Health, specifically in making modifications to the Macintosh so that it could be usable by offers more than the usual Web fare on Toasted. Receiving more than one million hits a month, the site features a variety of information, from product listings to free downloads and contests. Popular advice columnist and fashion guru, Miss Hane, returns to offer advice on everything from color coordinating outfits to the secrets of making the perfect martini. "We've given Toasted a complete overhaul," stated Steven Decker, Online Marketing Manager for Berkeley Systems. "Toasted's fresh, new look focuses strongly on our core brands, while offering improvements such as easier navigation and a new search feature that our visitors had requested." Toasted has the latest news on Berkeley's new products and projects, along with technical support, purchasing information, and even a voyeuristic glimpse into life at the company via the KitchenCam. Berkeley's site also has the extremely popular Free Stuff area, where users can get up-to-the-minute info on hot promotions, demos and downloads, and Cafe Slack, the virtual equivalent to the beanbag bean·bag n. 1. A small bag filled with dried beans and used for throwing in games. 2. A small folded bag filled with lead pellets, used as ammunition in a stun gun. 3. chair. Toasted also features links to beZerk (www.bezerk.com), Berkeley's premier online entertainment network opening this month during the pilot period, and After Dark Online (www.afterdark.com), the free downloadable collection of Internet screen savers Screen Savers may refer to:
beZerk's online format of original programs offers users a variety of program genres to choose from, including games, episodic episodic sporadic; occurring in episodes. e. falling a paroxymal disorder described in Cavalier King Charles spaniels in which affected dogs, starting at an early age, experience episodes of extensor rigidity, possibly brought on by stress. e. sitcoms, soap operas This is a list of Soap operas by country of origin. Argentina
Toasted invites you to armchair quarterback like never before -- with a keyboard! In honor of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports, Toasted is running a new promotion from November 4th through the 15th. To win a free copy of the game, along with a special edition YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports Nerf football, simply correctly answer a YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports trivia question and you'll be eligible to win! Toasted will reward one lucky winner a day via a random drawing. Founded in 1987, Berkeley Systems, Inc. develops and markets multimedia entertainment software for grown-ups. To date, the privately held Company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has sold over five million units and is a leading innovator in the marketplace. Leveraging the success of its widely known After Dark screen saver A utility that was originally created to prevent a CRT from being etched by an unchanging image. After a specified duration of time without keyboard or mouse input, it blanks the screen or displays moving objects. Pressing a key or moving the mouse restores the screen. franchise, Berkeley Systems established a second franchise with the irreverent pop-culture trivia game You Don't Know Jack. The Company recently announced plans to deliver breakthrough entertainment experiences on the Internet with beZerk (www.bezerk.com), its hot new destination site launching in November '96. With an eye on the future, Berkeley Systems continues to produce cutting-edge entertainment that offer unique experiences and take advantage of the latest technology and online advancements. -0- Note to Editors: For more information on Toasted, please contact DeEtte Christie 510/540-5535 ext. 254 or Monica Granados, ext. 204, or pr@berksys.com. CONTACT: Berkeley Systems, Inc. DeEtte Christie/Monica Granados, 510/540-5535 http://www.berksys.com pr@berksys.com |
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