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Razorfish Expands User Experience Capabilities.


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1999--

Adds Industrial Design, Product Design, and Engineering Skills

Through Acquisition of Electrokinetics e·lec·tro·kin·et·ics  
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The electrodynamics of heating effects and current distribution in electric networks.
 and Members of Able Design

Furthering its commitment to a full suite of strategic, creative, and technology consulting services, Razorfish, 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
:RAZF) announced today two additions to its Digital Change Management practice. The additions are the acquisition of New York-based Electrokinetics and the hiring of the staff of New York-based Able Design. All members of both organizations will be fully integrated into current Razorfish operations over the next few weeks.

"This is a logical step for Razorfish -- increasing our ability to develop user experiences for information appliances in both the physical and virtual worlds. It's all about having an integrated, wide range of skill sets with forward thought," said Jeff Dachis, CEO/President of Razorfish, Inc.

Electrokinetics, founded in 1989, is a technology and engineering oriented product development consultancy. Electrokinetics delivers turnkey development of complex electro-mechanical products, such as the TimeTrack (tm) special-effects camera system. With a team of mechanical and electrical engineers This is a list of electrical engineers, people who made contributions to electrical engineering or computer engineering.

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, product and industrial designers, prototype craftsmen, and seasoned strategic consultants, Electrokinetics has delivered solutions to clients such as Bell Atlantic, Boxhill Systems, Bray-Schaible, Cox and Co., Cycleops, Digital Air, Leviton, Parvia, and Herman Miller Herman Miller may refer to:
  • Herman Miller (conlanger), creator of constructed languages
  • Herman Miller (office equipment), U.S. manufacturer of office furniture and equipment
  • Herman Miller (writer) (1919–1999), Hollywood writer and producer
.

"We're incredibly excited to be joining the Razorfish family," explained Leo Leo, in astronomy
Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
 Fernekes, co-founder and President of Electrokinetics. "Their user experience-based vision and passion for new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track.  fits perfectly with ours and we can't wait to integrate our teams."

Martha Davis Martha Davis may refer to:
  • The lead singer of the new wave band The Motels
  • Martha Davis (singer), the vocalist and pianist who performed as "Martha Davis and Spouse"
  • Martha Davis (author), who wrote "Brutal Need"
, joining Razorfish as Senior Solutions Manager, co-founded Able Design in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 in 1989. Previous clients of the product and package design firm include Ortho-Novum, H2O, and Johnson & Johnson. Additional members of Able Design are also joining the Razorfish team. "Working with Tucker Viemeister, the Electrokinetics people, and Razorfish is a great opportunity for new challenges and rewards for me and my staff, " commented Davis.

Razorfish began its efforts in physical product design with the hiring of Tucker Viemeister in April as Executive Vice President of Research and Development from frog design. The addition of the Electrokinetics and Able Design teams not only adds seasoned software and hardware professionals to the Razorfish family, but also provides physical product prototyping and testing facilities.

"These additions bring the new Razorfish strategic design process to the industrial design profession -- products and environments becoming interactive experiences," said Tucker Viemeister.

Razorfish is a strategic digital communications company with offices in Hamburg, Helsinki, Los Angeles, London, New York, San Francisco, Stockholm, and Oslo. Razorfish provides Digital Change Management(sm) strategy, design, and technology services to leading companies and organizations across the world. Recent Razorfish clients include Excite, Ericsson, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm)
KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German)
KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen
, The Whitney, and Charles Schwab. More information about Razorfish can be found at http://www.razorfish.com/

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Certain statements made in this press release, including statements that are not a statement of historical fact, may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks associated with such factors as the substantial indebtedness of the Company, lack of profitable operations, need to manage change in business strategy, FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S.  authorizations and other governmental regulations, competition, physical limitations of wireless cable transmission and other factors set forth in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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