Totally Hip's Webpainter 1.0 for Macintosh Receives 4 out of 5 Diamonds in Macweek Review Score Card.VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 1996--TOTALLY HIP SOFTWARE (Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock ExchangeSee Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). :THW THW Technisches Hilfswerk (German government disaster relief organization) THW This House Would (debating) THW Turnverein Hassee-Winterbek (Kiel, Germany handball team) .) TOTALLY HIP SIGNS CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR WEBPAINTER 1.0 Totally Hip today announced that it has signed an agreement with GMS GMS Greater Mekong Subregion GMS Global Mobile (Communications) System GMS Guild Management System GMS General Medical Services GMS Global Management System (Sonicwall) GMS GroupWise Mobile Server Datalink International Corporation as the company's first Canadian distributor. GMS Datalink will help to satisfy consumer product demand following an outstanding review of 4 out of 5 diamonds for WebPainter 1.0 for Macintosh in MacWeek's December 9th 1996 print and on-line issues (www.macweek.com/mw_1047/rev_webpainter.html). This two page review is hot on the heels of last week s 4 out of 5 star rating given by PC Computing magazine for WebPainter 1.0 for Windows in the publications January 1997 issue. "Totally Hip offers WebPainter as yet another tool to make captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. Web design easy for - who else? - the beginning Web designer. What distinguishes it (WebPainter) from others that make the same claim is its focus. It knows exactly what it wants to do and doesn't promise more that it can deliver," Jeff Glasse, of MacWeek wrote in his review. "Despite what Microsoft Corp. may want us to think, you don't need a bulldozer to shell a peanut. Small, easy, efficient development products such as WebPainter are just what the Internet ordered." "The exceptional reviews in MacWeek and PC Computing during the past week have increased the awareness and demand for WebPainter dramatically, enabling Totally Hip to secure new distributors, VARS VARS Value Added Reseller VARS Vehicle Accounting and Reporting System (US Immigration and Naturalization Service) VARS Vertical and Azimuth Reference System VARS Variant Stem VARS Variables , resellers and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners," said Randall McCallum, 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. and chairman of Totally Hip Software. "GMS Datalink is a recognized Canadian distributor of multimedia-related products, having established relationships with all major retailers in Canada. With over $12 million in sales annually, GMS Datalink will be a huge asset in obtaining retail space for WebPainter 1.0 for Macintosh and Windows." "We approached Totally Hip Software once we saw the initial industry response to WebPainter and the overwhelming popularity of Sizzler siz·zler n. 1. One that sizzles. 2. Informal A very hot day. ," said Greg Stanwood, president of GMS Datalink. "Now with the reviews in, WebPainter is sure to become a hit. We will be able to leverage from WebPainter's media attention to facilitate getting the product into the retail channels - quickly and efficiently." With strong support for WebPainter 1.0 from consumers and industry, Totally Hip is entertaining a number of proposals from Australian, Japanese, European and American distributors, as well as educational and academic distributors. Currently, WebPainter 1.0 is distributed through a number of on-line retailers, mail order and catalogues. An easy-to-use, cel-based paint and animation program with extensive exporting and importing capabilities, WebPainter 1.0 complements many design tools such as Adobe Photoshop(TM) and Web page authoring tools such as Adobe PageMill(TM) and Claris HomePage(TM). With an SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. of $99.95/ $135.95 CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. , WebPainter includes a concise manual, a step-by-step tutorial and a library of sample animations. Totally Hip Software Inc.: Founded in 1995, Totally Hip (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. - THW) designs, develops and markets Web-based multimedia software and technology. These include Object Scenario, a multimedia authoring technology, Sizzler media players, and WebPainter animation software, which are all available commercially, as well as on a non-exclusive OEM licensing basis. The Object Scenario technology was developed with the assistance of the Province of British Columbia through the Technology BC program of the Science Council of British Columbia. Object Scenario can be used to develop new products or customize existing products including multimedia content creation tools, multimedia Web browsing, Web creation and Web server software, Web entertainment products, and multimedia authoring and presentation tools. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -0- THE ALBERTA STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT: Totally Hip Software Contact Shelley Voyer, 604/685-6525 shelleyv@totallyhip.com or Verrecchia Group Media Relations Contact, 604/737-8640 104034.3435@compuserve.com |
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