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PaceWorks Names Computers Unlimited as UK Distributor of ObjectDancer.


REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1997--PaceWorks Inc., makers of ObjectDancer, the powerful Web and 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).
 animation creation tool, today named Computers Unlimited official distributor of ObjectDancer in the United Kingdom.

"ObjectDancer is truly the best tool for the animation of Typography typography (tīpŏg`rəfē), the art of printing from movable type. The term typographer is today virtually synonymous with a master printer skilled in the techniques of type and paper stock selection, ornamentation, and composition.  on the web," said Peter Shaw, business manager of the Internet and Multimedia Division. "The one thing web banners A web banner or banner ad is a form of advertising on the World Wide Web. This form of online advertising entails embedding an advertisement into a web page. It is intended to attract traffic to a website by linking them to the web site of the advertiser.  today do the most is use text to get across their message, and animating an·i·mate  
tr.v. an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·mates
1. To give life to; fill with life.

2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven:
 that text makes the message more exciting. By adding ObjectDancer to our offerings, we can create complete animation solutions for our customers."

Computers Unlimited will begin carrying ObjectDancer as of November 1st, 1997. ObjectDancer will sell in the United Kingdom for UK pounds 199. If you are interested in purchasing ObjectDancer in the UK please call 011-44-0181-358-5857 or visit http://www.unlimited.com .

"We firmly believe that Computers Unlimited is one of the best distributors in the UK for our products," said Phac Le Tuan, 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 PaceWorks. "They bring a strong sales force and excellent technical resources to our UK customers. In addition, through their offerings of complementary products such as Macromedia Director and Flash, and GoLive Cyberstudio, they can provide customers complete web solutions of which ObjectDancer is an important part."

ObjectDancer

ObjectDancer was designed with the complete animation process in mind and is the premiere text animation tool available today. Users can drag pictures, sounds and videos to the Composition window from the desktop and modify the motion path or speed with simple mouse clicks. Unlike other programs, ObjectDancer can store objects and the description of their animations as separate items in reusable re·use  
tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es
To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.



re·us
 libraries. The description of an animation is called a "dance," which represents the evolution in time of all the attributes of an object, including size, shape, motion path, rotation, color, transparency... Any dance or sub-form of a dance can be applied to any object. ObjectDancer outputs to standard Web formats; GIF89a, QuickTime and Java, which require no plug-in to download for playback.

About Computers Unlimited

Computers Unlimited is the UK's leading distributor of Publishing & Digital Media Authoring Tools, for Macintosh, Windows & Unix. Established in 1985, the company has enjoyed ten years of growth and profitability. The company provides extensive sales, marketing and support to over forty vendors worldwide. Apple Computer recently appointed Computers Unlimited as its third authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 UK distributor, adding Macintosh CPUs to an already impressive product portfolio. This includes displays and digital video hardware from Radius, connectivity solutions from Dayna, and multimedia software from Macromedia and PaceWorks, scanning tools from Microtek and Caere and utilities from Connectix.

About PaceWorks Inc.

PaceWorks is headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. . Founded in 1996, PaceWorks develops innovative and powerful multimedia applications that allow people to effectively communicate their creative ideas across new mediums. PaceWorks currently offers several products including the MovingIdeas DancePack, and the award winning animation tool ObjectDancer. PaceWorks can be contacted directly at info@paceworks.com or through their Web site at http://www.paceworks.com . -0-

Note to Editors: PaceWorks, DancePacks, DanceXplorer, and ObjectDancer are trademarks of PaceWorks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: PaceWorks Inc.

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