Jasc Paint Shop Pro Named People's Choice at Shareware Industry Awards.Business Editors & Technology Writers EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 Jasc Software Jasc Software, Inc. was an Eden Prairie, Minnesota based company founded by Robert Voit, the creator of Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics editing program. Jasc Software also created other popular software titles, including:
"Ten years ago, Jasc Software started out as a shareware company with Paint Shop Pro as one of our first products," said Kris Tufto, 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 Jasc Software, Inc. "Although we've moved to a more traditional sales model in the last few years, we continue to offer free 30-day trial versions of all our software solutions on our Web site, so users can try before they buy. Jasc is proud to be a member of the shareware community, and we are honored to accept this People's Choice Award on behalf of our millions of loyal users around the globe." The Shareware Industry Awards Foundation's "People's Choice Awards" were created in 1996 so software users would have the opportunity to vote for their favorite shareware and freeware programs. The voting for these awards is hosted each year by some of the largest sites on the Internet. In past years, this has included popular sites like CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , ZDNet, Tucows, CMPNet, and others. Software authors Software author, refers to a person who writes computer software (programs). This list is primarily a list of individuals rather than businesses, companies or corporations who have produced innovative, early or otherwise notable computer software for commercial or free distribution. are also allowed to point to the People's Choice Award voting site and encourage their users to vote. Voting normally occurs from May 1 through May 31 each year. Jasc Paint Shop Pro is the most popular, most complete photo and Web graphics editor for home and business. It combines easy-to-use photo enhancement and graphic design tools with a simple, intuitive interface and an affordable price to meet the image editing demands of professionals and novices alike. About Jasc Software, Inc. Jasc Software provides digital photographers, Web designers, and creative professionals with leading, Windows-based digital imaging and management solutions that are powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable. The company is committed to using customer feedback to develop tools for Web site and digital image enhancement See image editing. that provide advanced functionality at a low price. Jasc Software distributes its products in electronic and traditional forms via the Internet, software retailers and catalogers, and provides try-before-you-buy versions of its software via the Internet. Jasc Software has been ranked by the Inc. 500, Deloitte & Touche's Minnesota Technology Fast 50, and Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500. Its products have won numerous awards including: American Photo Editor's Choice Award; PC World World Class Award; PC World Best Buy; Shareware Industry People's Choice Award; Windows Magazine Win 100; PC Photo Editor's Choice; c/net Editor's Choice; PC Magazine Program of the Year; and Home Office Computing 100 Gold Award. For more information, Jasc Software can be reached at (800) 622-2793 or on the Web at www.jasc.com. About the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation The Shareware Industry Awards Foundation (SIAF) was formed in 1991 by Marshall Magee (a successful shareware author), Bob Ostrander (head of Public Brand Software), Paris Karahalios (head of Trius Inc), Randy MacLean (head of FormGen, and Jim Perkins (FormGen's head of marketing) in order For more information on the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation, the Shareware Industry Conference, and the Shareware Industry Awards, please visit the SIAF SIAF Shareware Industry Awards Foundation SIAF Submissive Introverted Abstract Feeler (Jung personality type indicator) SIAF Sistema Administrativo y Financiero (Guatemala) SIAF Small Independent Action Force Web site at www.sic.org. (c)2001 Jasc Software, Inc. All other product, company, or service names herein are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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