CyberMedia obtains temporary restraining order against Vertisoft.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1996--CyberMedia, maker of the best-selling Microsoft Windows software product, First Aid 95, was awarded a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. against Vertisoft Systems Inc. in United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. , Oakland, Calif., on July 19, 1996. The restraining order restraining order: see injunction. bars Vertisoft from shipping or selling its newly-announced Fix-It product, or distributing any Fix-It promotional materials and advertisements, until the false and misleading statements about Cybermedia's First Aid 95 Deluxe are removed. Last week, Quarterdeck (Quarterdeck Corporation, Marina del Rey, CA) A pioneering software company, founded in 1983, that offered a variety of utilities, diagnostics, connectivity and Internet products for the PC and Macintosh. Corporation (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 :QDEK) of Marina Del Rey, Calif., announced that it would acquire Vertisoft for 3.5 million shares of Quarterdeck common stock. The court order applies to Vertisoft claims about First Aid 95 Deluxe: that First Aid 95 Deluxe supports fewer than 100 applications and not over 1,000 applications; that First Aid 95 Deluxe does not detect application conflicts with other programs, hardware and Windows 95; and that First Aid 95 Deluxe does not remove erroneous software and/or hardware installations. The court ordered Vertisoft to use stickers to immediately cover the false claims on all Fix-It packages and promotional materials, including brochures, advertisements and sell sheets. Further, Vertisoft was ordered to immediately instruct its fulfillment houses, distributors who received Vertisoft's product since July 10, 1996, on consignment or other non-purchase conditions to also use the stickers to cover the false claims before product is shipped or sold. "Clearly, First Aid 95 has become the standard by which other products are judged," said Unni Warrier, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CyberMedia. "We are pleased that our reputation for delivering the best possible solution to personal computer problems has prevailed and that our claims about First Aid 95 Deluxe have been proven true in a court of law." CyberMedia also announced that it will be conducting due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. to ensure that Fix-It is not sold in violation of the restraining order through any retail store, distributor or direct by Vertisoft and its parent company, Quarterdeck, and that all distributor and stores are warned to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide the law. According to PC Data's most recently published report, CyberMedia's First Aid 95 is among the nation's top five best-selling retail software products, with over 1 million copies sold. First Aid 95 is the first software product designed to automatically fix Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 95 software configuration problems to protect against general protection faults, software conflicts and optimize PC performance. CyberMedia develops and markets self-help products and services that provide automatic service and support to personal computer users. Founded in 1991, CyberMedia is privately held with company headquarters at: 3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 2001, Santa Monica, Calif. Phone: 310/581-4700. To order, call 800/PC-1ST-AID (800/721-7824) or visit the CyberMedia web site and select "Buy First Aid." For additional information on CyberMedia products, visit the CyberMedia Web Site at http://www.cybermedia.com, America Online forum (keyword: CYBERMEDIA) or CompuServe forum (GO CYBERMEDIA). CONTACT: CyberMedia, Santa Monica Giselle Bisson, 310/581-4700 giselle@cybermedia.com (e-mail) or Capital Relations Tina Bradford, 805/494-0800 tbradford@caprel.com |
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