Connectix Announces Temporary Suspension of Virtual Game Station Shipments.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999-- Connectix(R) Corporation announced that it was temporarily suspending current shipments of Virtual Game Station in compliance with a San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Federal District Court decision. This order does not apply to the tens of thousands of units that Connectix has already shipped, which will still be widely available for resale while supplies last. Connectix will continue to offer support to customers who have already bought CVGS CVGS Central Virginia Governor's School CVGS Connectix Virtual Game Station or who may buy units that are now in stores. Updaters to older versions are still available at www.connectix.com, and Connectix will support sales of existing inventory through marketing programs that are already in place. Development activity of improved versions of the Macintosh product and the forthcoming Windows version is not affected by this decision and will go forward as planned. "This is just the first stage of a lengthy process of discovery of facts and finding of law. We are confident that we will be able to resume shipments once this matter has received further review at the appellate level," stated Roy McDonald, President of Connectix Corporation. "Early customer response to the new Version 1.2 has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are looking forward to resuming our shipments in the near future." Connectix denies Sony Corporation's charges and intends to defend itself vigorously. "We do not believe that we have violated any intellectual property rights in the creation or marketing of Connectix Virtual Game Station The Virtual Game Station (VGS) was an emulator by Connectix that allows Sony PlayStation games to be played on a computer. It was first released for the Macintosh, in 1999. VGS was created by Aaron Giles. ," McDonald added. "This brief pause in no way diminishes our plans for aggressive marketing and sales of Connectix Virtual Game Station. We look forward to restocking our Mac resellers as soon as this preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. is reviewed. We hope that in the longer run we will find a solution for both Sony and Connectix that allows us to cooperate in bringing enhanced consumer choice to the Macintosh and PlayStation communities," concluded McDonald. Connectix Virtual Game Station, which won the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. MacWorld "Best of Show" award at the recent Macworld Expo in San Francisco, enables many popular Sony(R) PlayStation(R) games to run on iMacs(tm) and other Apple's G3 Macintosh computers. This new software-only emulation product builds on the company's success with Connectix Virtual PC software that enables Macintosh users to run Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. . "Connectix Virtual Game Station has been the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best product Connectix has ever offered in its own online store, showing the high level of consumer interest in software that expands the number of titles they can run," stated McDonald. "Connectix believes our pioneering emulation technology gives consumers more choice in the hardware they use to run popular software applications. We have offered this ability successfully and without controversy for years in the PC emulation market and intend to defend the consumer's right to this functionality in the PlayStation market space as well," added McDonald. Connectix Corporation Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, Connectix Corporation develops innovative, award-winning products that provide consumers greater flexibility in using popular software and hardware. The company's flagship products include Connectix Virtual PC, Connectix Virtual Game Station, Surf Express Deluxe, RAM Doubler A software technique that compresses the contents of memory, thereby doubling (more or less) its available capacity. and Speed Doubler Refers to hardware or software that doubles the speed of its predecessor. For example, Intel's earlier Speed Doubler was the name given to the technology that allowed the clock speed to be doubled on its 486 DX2 chips. . For press information, contact Roy McDonald at Connectix at 650/571-5100 or 800/950-5880. Note to Editors: PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Apple, PowerBook, and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. are registered trademarks and iMac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Macintosh Laboratories, Inc. licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. Connectix and the Connectix logo are trademarks of Connectix Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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