Thomson unit Course Technology buys Premier Press.
Course Technology (CT; Boston Boston, town, England
Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. , MA), a provider of computer
education products and services and a unit of Thomson Learning, has
acquired Premier Press (Indianapolis Indianapolis (ĭn'dēənă`pəlĭs), city (1990 pop. 731,327), state capital and seat of Marion co., central Ind., on the White River; selected 1820 as the site of the state capital (which was moved there in 1825), inc. 1847. , IN), a retail publisher of
computer and technology books, from 22nd Century Inc. (Indianapolis,
IN). No terms were given.
Course Technology said it acquired Premier Press for its strong
list of titles, its market position and its experts in game programming,
programming, web development, and network security. The company has an
active list of 200 titles, including "Game Design,"
"OpenGL (OPEN Graphics Language) A 3D graphics language developed by SGI, which has become a de facto standard supported in Unix, Windows and Macintosh computers. OpenGL can be implemented as an extension to an operating system or to a windowing system such as X Window. Game Programming" and "Swords &
Circuitry." Premier Press was acquired by 22nd Century as Prima
Tech from Random House Information Group in 1997.
CT president Joe Dougherty Dougherty may refer to:
- Places
- Dougherty (island), a phantom island
- Dougherty, Oklahoma
- Dougherty County, Georgia, a county in the state of Georgia, U.S.
said "we now have the opportunity
to use Premier's list as a platform for other CT titles to be sold
into the retail space," while CT senior vice president Andrew
Shafran said that CT "will offer complete and superior content for
game programmers A game programmer is a programmer who primarily develops video games or related software (such as game development tools). Game programming has many specialized disciplines; practitioners of any may regard themselves as "game programmers". in both forums of education and industry."
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