Merisel names 1994 Hot List Award winners at COMDEX.EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1994--Merisel Inc. (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 :MSEL MSEL Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory MSEL Milton S. Eisenhower Library (Johns Hopkins University) MSEL Master Scenario Events List MSEL Master of Studies in Environmental Law ) Tuesday Tuesday: see week. announced this year's Hot List Award winners at the annual "Hot Performers" award ceremony held Monday Monday: see week. evening at Fall COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The company presented Hot List Awards for products representing more than 24 categories and within four individual channels throughout 1994. Twenty-eight manufacturers received recognition at the event's 12-year anniversary celebration. Entertainment was provided by the Smothers Brothers The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom (or Tommy) (born February 2, 1937) and Dick Smothers (born November 20, 1939). They were both born on Governor's Island in New York Harbor, where their father, a West Point graduate and U. . The Hot List was produced by Merisel in 1982 in an effort to recognize those manufacturers' products that are hot sellers in the market. Merisel was the first distributor to develop such a marketing tool and has consequently set the standard as an industry barometer of leading products. The Hot List format includes four lists focused on distinct channels, reflecting Merisel's channel specialization A career option pursued by some attorneys that entails the acquisition of detailed knowledge of, and proficiency in, a particular area of law. As the law in the United States becomes increasingly complex and covers a greater number of subjects, more and more attorneys are : Retail, VAR, Consumer Products and Macintosh. With the channel-specific Hot Lists, resellers, manufacturers and analysts are able to determine product trends within each category for their relevant market. "Merisel's Hot List Award winners are truly `Hot Performers,'" said Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Fuller, vice president of marketing. "These manufacturers have discovered that the way to be prosperous in this marketplace is to reach new markets, create multiplatformed products and maintain competitive price performance. Merisel is proud to recognize their efforts and accomplishments at our annual `Hot Performers' award ceremony." Merisel has published a free monthly Hot List since 1982 and today distributes this publication to more than 35,000 resellers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Several of Merisel's international subsidiaries, including Merisel Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , France and the United Kingdom, also produce a Hot List. In each of these markets, it serves as the only measure of a distributor's top-selling products. Hot List Awards are being presented for the following categories: Business Software; Personal Productivity Software; Education and Recreation Software; DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing , Presentation & Graphics Software; Utilities Software, Operating Systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. ; Network Operating Systems An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. , Languages; Desktop Computer Systems; Notebook Computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. Systems; Workstation/ Tower Computer Systems; Hard Drives; Tape Drives, Storage, Printers & Plotters; Monitors & Terminals; Add-In Boards; Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. ; Input Devices; Network Hardware; Memory; Power Devices; and Accessories. Merisel is the industry's first Master Distributor, combining the strengths of a full-line distributor with those of an aggregator. The company sells a full line of 30,000 hardware and software products from more than 900 of the industry's leading manufacturers to more than 65,000 resellers worldwide, including more than 750 ComputerLand ComputerLand began operations in 1976. It was one of the retail outlets chosen by IBM to market its first Personal computer in 1981. Indeed Computerland was perhaps the most important leader of this retail 'revolution'. Its founder was William H Millard. franchises and Datago affiliates. The company operates 10 international subsidiaries, 33 sales offices and 20 distribution centers serving the United States, Canada, Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , and an expert sales group
that serves the rest of the world.Merisel offers extensive services including education, training, marketing, technical support and third-party financing. In 1994, Merisel ranked 321 on the Forbes Sales 500 list and was ranked first among computer firms on the Forbes Jobs and Productivity list. -0-
The 1994 Hot List Winners include:
RETAIL DIVISION
SOFTWARE
Category Winner
Business Microsoft Office - Microsoft Corp.
DOS, MAC, WIN
Personal Productivity Quicken - Intuit - DOS, MAC, WIN
Education & Recreation Microsoft Flight Simulator - Microsoft
Corp. - DOS, MAC
DTP, Presentation & Graphics Microsoft Publisher - Microsoft Corp.
- DOS, WIN
Utilities ProComm Plus - DataStorm Technologies
- DOS, WIN
Operating Systems Microsoft DOS - Microsoft Corp.
Network Operating Systems Microsoft Windows NT - Microsoft Corp.
Languages Powerbuilding Desktop - Powersoft -
WIN
HARDWARE/COMPUTERS
Desktop AST Bravo LC 486/DX2/66d - AST Computer
Notebook TravelMate 4000E 486 DX2/50 - Texas
Instruments
Workstations DEC pc XL 560 - Digital Equipment Corp.
HARDWARE/GENERAL
Hard Drives Caviar 340 341 MB IDE - Western
Digital Storage
Tape Drives Jumbo 250 DJ-20 - Colorado Memory
Systems
Storage (other) Game Blaster CD-ROM - Creative Labs
Printers & Plotters OL400e - Okidata
Monitors and Terminals MultiSync 3V 15" Monitor - NEC
Technologies
Add-In Boards AHA-1542 CF Fast SCSI 16-bit Kit -
Adapt
Data Communications Sportster 14.4/PC 14.4 FAX - U.S.
Robotics
Input Devices Microsoft Mouse Serial - Microsoft
Corp.
Network Etherlink III TP - 3Com
Memory Compaq 4MB Memory - Kingston
Technology
Power Devices Isobar 4 - Tripplite
Accessories Premium 1MB Parallel Printer Cable -
Belkin Component
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VAR DIVISION
HARDWARE/COMPUTERS
Desktop ProLinea MT 486DX2/66 - COMPAQ
Workstation/Tower Power Macintosh 7100/66 - Apple
Computer
HARDWARE GENERAL
Tape Drives Jumbo 250 DJ-20 - Colorado Memory
Systems
Printers & Plotters ML320 9-Pin Printer - Okidata
Monitors & Terminals WY-60 14" Terminal - Wyse Technology
Data Communications Sportster 14.4/PC 14/4 FAX - U.S.
Robotics
SOFTWARE
Business Lotus 1-2-3 - Lotus Development -
DOS, MAC, NTW, WIN
Utilities ProComm Plus - DataStorm Technologies
- DOS, WIN
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows for Workgroups -
Microsoft Corp.
Network Operating Systems LANtastic 6.0 - Artisoft
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CONSUMER PRODUCTS
HARDWARE
Add-In Boards Sound Blaster Value Edition -
Creative Labs
Input Devices Microsoft Mouse Serial - Microsoft
Corp.
SOFTWARE
Education Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia -
Microsoft Corp. - WIN
Business Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Corp. -
DOS, MAC, WIN
Personal Productivity Quicken - Intuit - DOS, MAC, WIN
DTP, Presentation & Graphics Microsoft Publisher - Microsoft
Corp. - WIN
Integrated Microsoft Office - Microsoft Corp.
- DOS, MAC, WIN
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows - Microsoft Corp.
Recreation Microsoft Flight Simulator -
Microsoft Corp. - DOS
Utilities Disney the Screen Saver - Berkeley
Systems - MAC, WIN
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MACINTOSH
HARDWARE
Computers Power Macintosh 7100/66 - Apple
Computer Inc.
Storage (other) MultiSpin 3Xi - NEC Technologies
Printers & Plotters OL400e Printer - Okidata
Monitors & Terminals MultiSync 3FGe 15" Monitor - NEC
Technologies
Add-In Boards AHA-2940 PCI SCSI Master Kit -
Adaptec
Data Communications SupraFAXModem 144LC - Supra
Input Devices Apple Extended Keyboard II - Apple
Computer Inc.
Network FriendlyNet 10 Base-T Adapter -
Asante Technologies
Memory Apple 4MB Memory - Kingston
Technology
Power Devices Surge 6 Outlets Spike Stik -
Tripp Lite
Accessories Data Tape 4mm DDS-90 2.OGB - 3M
SOFTWARE
Business Microsoft Office - Microsoft Corp.
Personal Productivity Quicken - Intuit
Education & Recreation Microsoft Flight Simulator -
Microsoft Corp.
DTP, Presentation & Graphics Aldus Home Publisher - Aldus
Utilities Disney the Screen Saver - Berkeley
Systems
Network Operating Systems NetWare for the Macintosh - Novell
Languages Microsoft Quick Basic - Microsoft
Corp.
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