Canon Selects MGI PhotoSuite To Ship With New DV Image Capture Kit.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1997--MGI Software Corp. (Canadian Dealing Network Canadian Dealing Network (CDN) The organized OTC market of Canada. Formerly known as the Canadian Over-the-Counter Automated Trading System (COATS), the CDN became a subsidiary of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1991. :MGIS MGIS Musa Germplasm Information System ), the world's leading provider of PC photography and video publishing software for consumers, today announced that Canon will feature MGI MGI Mouse Genome Informatics MGI Modular Gateway Interface MGI McKinsey Global Institute MGI Military Geographic Information MGI Marine Geological Institute MGI Policy on the Management of Government Information (Canada) PhotoSuite with the new Canon DV Capture Kit DK-1. Canon's kit is a hardware and software combination that enables users to take advantage of the digital quality offered by today's DV (Digital Video) camcorders and cameras. Built around Adaptec, Inc.'s (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) leading IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 technology -- a standard interface for connecting any consumer electronics device to a personal computer, also known as FireWire -- the DK-1 kit gives consumers the ability to easily move high quality digital still images from their DV device into their computers, and using MGI PhotoSuite, to edit and enhance the pictures, then use them to create invitations, calendars, business presentations, company newsletters, web sites and more. "The world of digital devices is coming to consumers at furious pace," said Anthony DeCristofaro. "One key component will be the way these new consumer electronics devices connect with computers, and IEEE1394 is clearly the international standard. The widespread adoption of IEEE1394 will foster the growth to this new digital frontier. We are pleased to be working with Canon and Adaptec to advance the union of the new digital devices with computers." "By working with the IEEE1394 technology to create Canon DV Capture Kit DK-1, we have given the consumer the opportunity to retain the pristine quality in the images they've captured on their DV camcorder when they transfer them to their computer," said a Canon representative. "MGI Software's PhotoSuite, as the leader in PC photography, was the natural selection for consumers to fully utilize these high-quality, digital images." About IEEE1394 IEEE1394 was originally developed by Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPL APPL Application APPL Applied APPL Applicable APPL Applicant APPL Appliance APPL Association of Partners for Public Lands APPL Academy of Program and Project Leadership (NASA) APPL A Probability Programming Language ) as a high speed serial bus connection. It was not until 1995, however, that the first commercial application for the new technology appeared. Sony adopted IEEE1394 for their first DV camcorders. Shortly thereafter, IEEE1394 was accepted as a standard by the IEEE, and called IEEE 1394. IEEE1394 allows consumer electronic devices to have a one-plug connection to computers ensuring a simple, fast transfer of digital information and data with no loss of quality or integrity. About MGI Software Founded in 1995, MGI Software's mission is to "change the way you picture the world" by revolutionizing the way people use photos, videos and other multimedia on their computers and the Internet. The company's award-winning product line includes MGI PhotoSuite, MGI VideoWave, MGI 3DVision, and MGI Calamus calamus (kăl`əməs): see arum. Publisher. Its customers and partners include Sony, Hitachi, Canon, Packard Bell, Konica, Panasonic, Sanyo, Kodak, Yashica, Citizen, Mitsui, Adaptec, miro, Iomega, Diamond Multimedia, and ATI Technologies. In a recent Dataquest report, MGI Software was ranked the world's leading supplier of consumer photo editing software for Windows. The company shipped more than 5 million copies of its PhotoSuite brand in 1996, and retained about 85 percent of the worldwide OEM market. MGI Software (http://www.mgisoft.com) is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill (2006 population 162,704) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area. History The area was first surveyed by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1794 while he was constructing Yonge Street. and can be contacted at 905/764-7000. -0- Note to Editors: MGI, MGI PhotoSuite, MGI VideoWave, MGI 3DVision, and MGI Calamus Publisher are trademarks or registered trademarks of MGI Software Corp. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: MGI Software Corporation Shelly Sofer sofer or sopher In Judaism, a scholar-teacher of the 5th–2nd centuries BC who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible. The first sofer was Ezra, who, with his disciples, initiated a tradition of rabbinical scholarship that is still central in , 905/707-3609 shellys@mgisoft.com |
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