Chumbo.com Wins Coveted PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for Best Website to Buy Software.MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1998-- Award highlights customer support, pricing and product information confirming www.chumbo.com as the ultimate source in software Chumbo.com announced today that it has won PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for Best Website to purchase software. Detailed in the November November: see month. 17th issue, PC Magazine's editors chose Chumbo.com based on the results of rigorous testing of sites in order to give consumers unbiased information. The editors specifically highlighted Chumbo.com's excellent customer support, pricing and product information. "As the largest computer or business publication in the U.S., we have an obligation to our readers to offer recommendations on products and technology based on extensive testing," said Michael J. Miller Michael J. Miller is the former editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, and now holds an executive position in Ziff Davis, the magazine's parent company , executive vice president and editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. "Sites like Chumbo.com that get selected as an Editors' Choice are those we feel are the best sites in their category." "Computer software shopping on the Web might be the biggest natural market online," wrote John Garris John Brasker Garris (born June 6 1959, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a former American NBA player. Garris was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the in the 3rd pick of the 2nd round of the 1983 NBA Draft. in PC Magazine. The article continued, "Its (Chumbo.com) customer support and stellar mechanism for customer feedback on products make Chumbo.com stand out. Find out whether a new program is a dud - not just before you've removed the shrink-wrap, but even before you've plunked down your credit card." "At Chumbo.com we're honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to be selected by PC Magazine as the best place online to buy software," said David Prais, president of Chumbo.com. "Our dedication to our customers has always been to offer the widest range of products at the lowest prices, with outstanding service to back it up. For Chumbo.com this recognition further embeds our belief in servicing our customers." PC Magazine's editors also reported that Chumbo.com had the lowest shipping prices of all the sites that were reviewed. The significance of this benefit, pointed out by PC Magazine, is that the total cost of software from some online stores is misrepresented. While Chumbo.com's mission is to always offer the lowest possible total price for software, Chumbo.com recommends customers evaluate the full cost of software products online (including shipping) prior to making a purchase. PC Magazine, published by Ziff-Davis Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ZD) has a circulation rate base of 1.175 million and is both the world's leading computer title and the largest business magazine in the country. Pioneering the use of comparative, lab-based testing, its benchmark editorial has made it the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae source of product information for buyers of PC hardware, software, networking and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the products. To meet its readers need for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print, quarterly on CD and continuously on the Web (www.pcmag.com). This integrated media system ensures that buyers get the benchmark editorial they need, when they need it, in the format of their choice. An Internet commerce company, Chumbo.com is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Chumbo Holdings Corporation. Chumbo.com is a 24-hour resource for users and IS managers to purchase software; computer related books and DVDs. The company provides a channel of distribution for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and an optional distribution method for PC OEMs. Chumbo.com is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.chumbo.com. (c) 1997,1998 Chumbo.com. Chumbo, Chumbo Logo, and Chumbo The Ultimate Source in Software slogan A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. Slogans vary from the written and the visual to the chanted and the vulgar. are trademarks or registered trademarks of Chumbo.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. |
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