Feature Idea: John Kusumi has a New Venture -- Software for European Monetary Union.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2000 John Kusumi is the entrepreneur and software publisher behind Xcalibur Development Corp. (XDC XDC Extended Debugging Controller (Cole Software) XDC Cross-Connect Data Conflict XDC Extended Direct Connect ), offering accounting software called A Tight Ship(TM). His company, XDC, sells A Tight Ship(TM), innovative accounting software which supports European Monetary Union European Monetary Union An agreement by participating European Union member countries that includes protocols for the pooling of currency reserves and the introduction of a common currency. . "If your office is affected by Euro currency transition, this accounting software solves a real, present-day problem," said Kusumi, adding that, "even outside Europe, some businesses will find it an upgrade" from Quickbooks. A Tight Ship is Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. accounting software, on sale at www.tightship.com. The announcement of the new venture represents a re-emergence for Kusumi. Kusumi is a man with a prior public profile, stemming from his 1980s political involvements. In 1989, when Chinese pro-democracy demonstrators were massacred in Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square, large public square in Beijing, China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the monument to the heroes of the revolution, the Great Hall of the People, the museum of , Kusumi founded the China Support Network. In that capacity, he has a history of working with Chinese dissidents This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. , and bringing together Americans to help the cause of democracy in China. In 1984, Kusumi drew nationwide attention as the 18-year-old candidate for U.S. President, running independently with the slogan, "People Are Important," and a platform of "practical idealism Practical idealism is a term whose earliest recorded use was by Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Marg 2002). It describes a philosophy which holds it to be an ethical imperative to implement ideals of virtue or good. ." Kusumi is less political in the present day, as he moves to become commercial with his new software venture. This on-line press release continues based on story angle: Business focus: The Business of Xcalibur Development Corp. Technology focus: The Software, A Tight Ship(TM) Personal focus: The Personal Story of John Kusumi Political focus: The Political Bio of John Kusumi Follow the links of this release at www.kusumi.com (Continuations are on connected Web pages.) |
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