Macrovision acquires InstallShield Software Corp.Macrovision Macrovision is a company that develops and markets licensing, access control, and secure distribution technologies for electronically delivered creative works. This includes digital media (video, music), web publishing (text, images), and computer software (consumer software, Corporation has signed a defuiitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of privately-held InstallShield A popular install program for Windows from Macrovision Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (www.macrovision.com). InstallShield was one of the first commercial programs that was deployed and used to install hundreds of millions of applications worldwide. Software Corp for $76 million in a cash transaction. An additional payment of up to $20 million is contingent upon Adj. 1. contingent upon - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent on, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent post-acquisition performance. InstallShield is a leading provider of software installation tools, and has innovative solutions in deployment Installing, setting up, testing and running. This military term, which means the placement of troops and equipment in the field, is widely used with computers as an alternate to the word "implementation. and update services. This acquisition enables Macrovision to expand its product portfolio in the Software Value Management category. www.macrovision.com |
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