Capitol Multimedia, Inc. to develop three titles for Simon & Schuster Interactive.Multimedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDIM CDIM Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine CDIM Context-Driven Information Model CDIM Change Delivery & Implementation Manager CDIM Conditioned Di-Phase Modem , CDIMW), a leading developer of children's CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). software announced today that it has entered into an agreement to develop three Action Learning 3D Adventure titles for Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Interactive. Simon & Schuster Interactive, a unit of Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. (Amex: VIAC VIAC Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese ), is a leading publisher of multimedia educational and entertainment software for both the home and school markets. With this agreement, Capitol Multimedia and Simon & Schuster Interactive extend the highly successful developer/publisher relationship that spawned I.M. Meen, the Gold Parent's Choice award-winning children's software for 1995. Capitol Multimedia has agreed to develop a sequel to I.M. Meen and two other titles over the next 18 months. All three titles will be developed for Microsoft's Windows 95 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. and will be targeted for ages 9 and up. "It has been a Simon & Schuster Interactive strategy to marry strong action gaming with education. The viability of this strategy is proven by the extraordinary success of I.M. Meen. This collaboration with Capitol Multimedia will facilitate the emergence of Action Learning as a new category in Children's software," said Peter Yunich, president of Simon & Schuster Interactive. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Robert I. Bogin, president of Capitol Multimedia, Inc., "We are happy to develop these exciting 3D Learning Adventure titles for Simon & Schuster. This developmental relationship will assist the Company in reaching its revenue objectives over the next year as the Company's publishing revenues ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale ." Capitol Multimedia is a leading developer and publisher of primarily children's CD-ROM software titles with an emphasis on interactive animated stories and adventures. Recently, the Company announced the launch of the first two of six Grandpa Mouse(TM) international folk tale titles licensed to Davidson & Associates for distribution under Davidson's Magic Tales(TM) label: Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese(TM) and Imo and the King(TM). The third title in this series, The Little Samurai(TM), was shipped at the beginning of November 1995. The remaining three titles will ship in the Fall of 1996. In addition, the Company plans to launch two more titles this Spring: Darby the Dragon(TM) and Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see Hot air ballooning. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, dating back to its invention by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, (TM) as part of its Kidventure(TM) line. CONTACT: Capitol Multimedia, Inc. John Donovan, 301/907-7000, ext. 852 Email: donovan@capitol.com |
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