MetaTools, the visual computing software company, signs license agreement with Kinko's.CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1996--MetaTools 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 :MTLS MTLS Materials MTLS Moving Target Location System MTLS Munchinton The Last Stand (independent movie) MTLS Multi-Tube Launch System MTLS Transport Layer Security Multiplexing MTLS Multiplexed Transport Layer Security ) and Kinko's Inc. Thursday announced an agreement that begins with Kinko's licensing a series of MetaTools products for use with all 850 Kinko's locations throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . MetaTools Kai's Power Tools Kai's Power Tools are a set of API plugins created by Kai Krause that were designed for use with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photopaint. Kai's Power Tools were sold to Corel when MetaCreations was closed. The phrase Kai's Power Tools is often abbreviated to KPT. , KPT KPT Kai's Power Tools KPT Karachi Port Trust (Pakistan) KPT Konover Property Trust, Inc. KPT Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation KPT Kia Pride Tuning (Philippines) Vector Effects and KPT Power Photos I, II and III will soon be available on self-service graphics workstations and will also be used by Kinko's co-workers in full-service copy center locations nationwide. Kinko's is the largest-full service document production and business services chain. "This is the first step in our plans for a long-term relationship with Kinko's. Our goal to make visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. and creative tools available to consumers, small businesses and graphics professionals is dramatically boosted by the exposure and experience that Kinko's existing and new customers will receive from working with our products," said John Wilczak, founder 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 MetaTools. "We are working closely with Kinko's to implement a series of forward-thinking strategies that best serve their customer base nationwide," he said. "We reviewed the graphics tool marketplace and chose MetaTools to assist us in setting up a prototype test center at one of the largest Kinko's in the greater St. Louis Greater St. Louis is the informal name of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 18th largest in the United States. Its population of 2,801,033 (as of 2007 according to the US Census Bureau) includes the independent City of St. Louis, St. area," said Peter Rudenberg, manager of strategy and integration for Kinko's. "MetaTools products significantly increased the creative capabilities of Kinko's customers and co-workers. "We also found that customers were impiressed with the increased productivity and expanded design capabilities the MetaTools products gave them. The availability of MetaTools products at this test location generated quality new business for Kinko's. "We expect MetaTools' software to significantly and positively impact our customers' ability to provide quality digital color documents for output at Kinko's." MetaTools, the visual computing software company, designs, develops publishes, markets and supports software tools for the creation, editing and manipulation of computer graphic images, digital art and Internet/on-line content for Windows, Macintosh and other operating systems. The company is located in Santa Barbara County at 6303 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, Calif. 93013; telephone 805/566-6200; fax 805/566-6385; World Wide Web server: http://www.metatools.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Kai's Power Tools is a registered trademark and MetaTools, KPT Vector Effects and KPT Power Photos are trademarks of MetaTools Inc. All other names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: MetaTools Inc., Carpinteria Kristin Keyes, 805/566-6274; e-mail: Kkeyes@aol.com or Kinko's Inc. Laura McCormick, 805/652-4129 |
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