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Jigsaw Puzzle Fans Worldwide Pour In Praise for Argos Gameware's New Colorful, Fun Web Site.


MAYWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998--

enVise Corporation of Toronto, Canada, Designs Colorful Animated Web

Site Using Latest Real Audio and Video Segments and E-Commerce for

Purchasing of Full Versions of Software

Argos Gameware introduced its new Web site today, www.gameware.com . Cartoon characters direct visitors to see samples of the company's latest game titles, buy full versions of their game software and get press releases and recent company announcements. Reaction to Argos' new Web site from visitors around the world has been enthusiastic.

Designed by enVise Corporation of Toronto, Canada, the new Web site uses custom animated graphics See animation. , music and video from Argos Gameware titles. "The Web site was fantastic to work with," said Joseph Molnar, vice president of enVise. "Argos Gameware's Web site was destined des·tine  
tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines
1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic.

2.
 to be very different looking with lots of fun inside for Internet gamers of all ages."

The new Web site also features e-commerce capabilities for ordering and purchasing of Argos game titles. "EnVise's creative and programming staff were able to hide the complexities of Internet online commerce behind a funlooking store front in line with our family-oriented corporate philosophy," said Andy Schmidt of Argos Gameware.

Visitors to the new site have been enthusiastic. Bonnie Whitfield, St. Peters, MO, said, "I found ArtApart some time ago, and have been playing, and so have my kids. I was really upset when I couldn't find it again to give to my brother-in-law. Was I excited to find this site!! And now they have a new version with more puzzles - yippee yip·pee  
interj. Informal
Used to express joy or elation.


yippee
interj

an exclamation of joy, pleasure, or anticipation
!"

Wendy Verlaine, Butuan City The City of Butuan is the regional center of the Caraga Region in the Philippines. It is located at the northeastern part of Agusan Valley in northern Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. , Philippines, says, "Your website is great. More power and good luck."

Arleen Manuel, Titusville, Fl, says, "I really enjoy your jigsaw puzzles and your website is cool!"

Included on the site are examples of the new and enhanced National Wildlife Federation edition of ArtApart, the fun jigsaw puzzle-making CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
, which features powerful color photographs from America's most renowned nature photographers along with informative, educational text.

"Now, with just a click of a mouse at our Web site, customers can sample and buy the world's most challenging color jigsaw puzzles that can be made onscreen on·screen or on-screen  
adj. & adv.
1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen.

2. Within public view; in public.
 from some of the most beautiful photos and pictures ever seen on a PC," said Peter Oltersdorf, head of sales and marketing for Argos Gameware. "The new National Wildlife Federation version of ArtApart challenges the best strategies any jigsaw puzzler can muster. It provides bold new game play features, like fully rotatable and interlocking interlocking /in·ter·lock·ing/ (-lok´ing) closely joined, as by hooks or dovetails; locking into one another.
interlocking Obstetrics A rare complication of vaginal delivery of twins; the 1st
 pieces made from extraordinary images of nature."

In addition to the supplied National Wildlife Federation galleries, computer users can import their own colorful photos into ArtApart to make fully playable jigsaw puzzles from their own scanned images, or photos taken with digital cameras. The ArtApart CD-ROM puzzles are solved with realistic 3D-style interlocking pieces (using sophisticated anti-aliasing technology) that can be rotated, dragged and dropped anywhere on the PC's screen. You can pick any size and number of pieces. Dynamic cutting and jumbling of the puzzles makes each game different.

In addition to ArtApart ($39.95 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ), other Argos Gameware titles highlighted on the Web site include Jelly Drop, Ungaria and Entertainment Digest, Volumes I and II. Argos Gameware titles are distributed by Micro Central and Navarre.

Founded in 1996, enVise Corp. provides professional consulting services for companies embracing Internet innovations. These services include graphic design and software development for traditional Web sites, and the development of business solutions incorporating standards-based Internet technologies. enVise Corporation is located at 20 Toronto Street, Suite 520, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2B8, Canada. Web site address is www.envise.com . E-mail: jsmolnar@envise.com .

Argos Gameware, a division of H&M Systems Software, Inc., a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation
, is dedicated to providing non-violent, entertaining software for the entire family. The products are designed to be suitable for children, while still providing stimulating and challenging game-play for adults. Argos Gameware corporate headquarters are located at 25 East Spring Valley Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey Maywood is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 9,523.

Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that
 07607-2150, phone: 201-845-4569, ext. 18; fax: 201-845-4638, e-mail: petero@gameware.com .

Media contact is Abrams Creative Services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
  • Design and Production agencies
, phone: 818-343-6365, fax: 818-343-6366; www.abrams-creative.com , e-mail: abrams@pacbell.net . Review copies of Argos Gameware titles, and color screen images, on 35mm slides and on diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk.

diskette - floppy disk
, are available upon request.

CONTACT: Abrams Creative Services

Al Abrams, 818/343-6365

abrams@pacbell.net
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