OmniPilot Software, Inc. Acquires Lasso Product Line from Blue World Communications, Inc.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- OmniPilot Software, Inc., a provider of cross platform business opportunity management software, announced today that it has acquired the Lasso product suite from Blue World Communications, Inc. The Lasso suite of cross platform software tools allows companies to quickly build and serve powerful data-driven Web sites. Financial terms were not disclosed. OmniPilot Software chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Chad Roll, commented on the acquisition saying, "We believe there is a substantial market opportunity to provide SME's (small-to-medium enterprises) with the ability to optimize their online presence. Lasso products provide the ability to connect any database to any Web server on any platform providing us with a solid foundation for future growth." Blue World Communications will close its offices in Bellevue, Washington in August 2004. Blue World's Lasso development team will be relocated to OmniPilot Software headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. . "OmniPilot is positioned to build upon Blue World's accomplishments over the last ten years," said Bill Doerrfeld, founder, 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 Blue World Communications. "It has been a privilege helping thousands of Web professionals quickly build and serve data-driven Web sites via the Lasso product line." Founded in 1992, Blue World Communications cross-platform software tools are used by more than 15,000 corporations around the world, including Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ), Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), and OmniPilot Software's parent company, Starmark International. A full-service marketing communications agency, Starmark International has successfully employed Lasso in the development of Web sites for a wide variety of clients, including Citrix, Motorola, Siemens as well as many hospitality and government clients. Brett Circe, who serves as both president of OmniPilot Software and partner of Starmark International, spearheaded the marketing agency's adoption of Lasso. "What has impressed me about Lasso is that we have been able to upgrade our code since 1996 with little or no effort, and, we can develop solutions using Lasso in half the code of other popular middleware languages. That's why OmniPilot applications are built in the Lasso development language." About OmniPilot OmniPilot Software, Inc. is a software development company offering cross platform business management solutions designed to help small to mid-size service companies optimize their online presence. With eight years of custom application development behind them, OmniPilot Software applications ensure that clients benefit from time-tested efficiencies, which have proven to yield success. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Starmark International. Ranked #43 on the 2003 Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S., Starmark International specializes in the seamless integration of multiple marketing disciplines - branding, advertising, Internet development, direct response, custom publishing and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most among them - toward the effective fulfillment of client business goals. For more information on OmniPilot Software, including demos of the company's software titles, please visit http://www.omnipilot.com. |
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