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Company Profile for Merisel, Inc.


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Merisel, Inc. is a software licensing solution provider. Merisel's software licensing business provides U.S. customers with nearly 37,000 licensing products from leading manufacturers, including Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. , Lotus/IBM, Network Associates, Executive Software, Macromedia (Macromedia, Inc., San Francisco, CA, www.macromedia.com) A software company specializing in multimedia authoring tools that was acquired by Adobe Systems, Inc. in mid-2005. It was founded in 1992 by the merger of Authorware, Inc., which was founded in 1984, and MacroMind-Paracomp. , AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Computer Associates, Corel (Corel Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, www.corel.com) A leading Canadian software company, founded in 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland. For many years, it has been widely known for its award-winning CorelDRAW graphics programs for Windows, Mac and Unix. , Panda Software and Symantec (Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA, www.symantec.com) A software company founded in 1982 by Dr. Gary Hendrix. It was acquired by Gordon Eubanks in 1984 and released its Q&A file manager the following year. In 1990, it merged with Peter Norton Computing, Inc. . Merisel began operating its software licensing business as a separate division of its U.S. distribution business in 1997 and, by 1999, has earned the reputation as a leader in operational efficiency and customer service. Merisel's software licensing business is focused on leveraging its positive reputation in the marketplace and growing revenues in key vertical markets in support of manufacturer strategies.


Company:                Merisel, Inc.

Headquarters Address:   200 Continental Blvd.
                        El Segundo, California 90245

Main Telephone:         (310) 615-3080

Website:                www.merisel.com

Ticker:                 MSEL (Nasdaq)

Type of Organization:   Public

Industry:               Technology: Software

Key Executives:         CEO: Timothy Jenson

Investor Relations
 Contact:               Allen Chi
 Phone:                 (310) 535-4020
 Email:                 ir@merisel.com
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