Ventana and Coriolis Group team up to build powerful presence in computer book publishing industry; Acquisition of Coriolis by International Thomson Publishing links two growing publishers.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 1996-- International Thomson Publishing (ITP ITP - Intent to Package ) announced today that Scottsdale, Arizona-based publisher The Coriolis Group will become the newest member of ITP's fast-growing Media Group. The ITP Media Group now includes Course Technology, boyd & fraser, Ventana Communications Group and Coriolis. Coriolis will remain based in Scottsdale and will function as an autonomous publishing operation under the Coriolis Group imprint, but will share sales and distribution functions with Ventana. "The Coriolis Group and Ventana share a commitment to editorial quality, a focus on cutting-edge technology -- especially the Internet and interactive communications -- and phenomenal growth in the past two years," said Josef Woodman, 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 Ventana. "Bringing these two like-minded and complementary organizations together under one sales umbrella will create a powerful presence in the retail channel, most notably in the burgeoning Internet and multimedia categories." The Coriolis Group is a fast-growing publisher chiefly known for its bestselling technical titles and technology products for a variety of audiences, from Java programmers to Internet entrepreneurs. In addition to having published bestsellers such as FREE $TUFF tuff Relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. Tuff may vary greatly not only in texture but also in chemical and mineralogical composition. from the Internet and Delphi Programming Explorer, The Coriolis Group produces and publishes Visual Developer (formerly PC TECHNIQUES), a magazine reaching more than 30,000 technical PC users and developers. Ventana publishes the popular Quick Tour and Voodoo series, and has had many bestselling titles, including HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Publishing on the Internet, Walking the World Wide Web, The Windows 95 Book, and America Online's Internet, and recently debuted a new imprint, Netscape Press. In addition to publishing computer books See how to find a good computer book. , Ventana has retail affiliate label publishing agreements with Netscape Communications Corp., VocalTec Inc., SurfWatch, SoftQuad and America Online See AOL. , and publishes all-in-one Internet solutions, including the Internet Publishing Kit, the World Wide Web Kit and the Internet Membership Kit. "We are excited about becoming a part of the International Thomson Media Group, and joining forces with Ventana," said Keith Weiskamp, president of The Coriolis Group. "Together we have an unbeatable portfolio of quality products for a wide range of users, from the novice to the professional." In addition tnline content with 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). content. WebWalker from Ventana and NetSeeker from Coriolis two complementary technologies extends the reach and value of traditional print products. About The Coriolis Group: Founded in Scottsdale, Ariz. in 1989 by bestselling authors Keith Weiskamp and Jeff Duntemann, The Coriolis Group is a leading publisher of innovative books, and book and software kits. With a Spring 1996 lineup of more than 45 exciting new titles, The Coriolis Group plans to continue its tradition of providing bestsellers about new and emerging technology, such as Java, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. , Web site design, Internet business, and more. The Coriolis Group's Web site can be accessed at http://www.coriolis.com. About Ventana: Ventana Communications Group, a division of International Thomson Publishing Inc., is a diversified publisher of software and computer-related books. Ventana products incorporate a unique blend of media including print, disk or CD-ROM, and online cing informational products for education, from interactive media. ITP's Web site can be accessed at http://www.thomson.com. CONTACT: Ventana Communications Group Katy Dunn 919/544-9404 ext. 1353 919/544-9472 fax 800-227-0845; LA 310-820-9473 BW URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://w |
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