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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Oxxi Aquires Aegis and PAR Product lines (COMMERCIAL!)
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Date: 4 Dec 89 08:00:16 GMT
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Reply-To: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
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While I'm no spokesman for OXXI, I'm the only one on the net "connected" 
to them (as one of the developers that have products published by them),
so I hope that publishing their recent press release concerning the
aquisition of Aegis will stop the questions addressed to me.  PLEASE
address any further questions, to the telephone number provided. Thank you.

The press release follows. Press 'n' to skip its highly commercial content.

				Contact John Houston, OXXI (213)427-1227

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

	OXXI ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO AEGIS PRODUCT LINE, PAR SOFTWARE,
		ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF SALES

Long Beach, CA -- November 1, 1989 -- OXXI, Inc. President John Houston
today announced the acquisition of the rights to the entire Aegis
Development, Inc. product line, including the name "Aegis" and all
associated trademarks. Additionally, Oxxi has acquired PAR
Software(tm), makers of Express Paint(tm) and Spritz(tm). Each
company's products will continue to be sold and supported by Oxxi, with
many planned upgrades and enhancements to be anounced in the near future.

Aegis will operate as a division of Oxxi specializing in desktop video,
graphics and sound, while PAR and Oxxi products will continue to be
dedicated to general productivity applications. All registered users
of Aegis and PAR products will be completely supported in Oxxi's new
capacity, with uninterrupted service.

"We are extremely excited about the addition of both the Aegis and PAR
products to our current line of software," Houston said. "These high-
quality, performance-oriented software programs cover all market
segments, including desktop video, business productivity and utilities,
allowing Oxxi to become a full-service developer and publisher for the
Amiga and other computers."

Houston said both acquisitions come at a time of changing market 
conditions, where consolidation of resources and product development
efforts will be necessary to effectively compete in what is becoming an
increasingly crowded market.

In a related story, Oxxi also announced Alexander Eckelberry, Aegis'
former Director of Sales and Marketing, has been hired to work in a
similar capacity at Oxxi. Mr. Eckelberry is a seasoned industry
veteran, having held positions with Borland International, Inc.,
Realworld Software, Inc., Compustar, Inc., and High Tech Marketing, Inc.

"We feel confident that the combination of our product quality and Mr.
Eckelberry's marketing savvy will create a solid platform for success,
allowing us to become a market leader rapidly," Houston said.

Oxxi, Inc., based in Long Beach, CA., is one of the leading publishers
of productivity software for the Amiga and IBM PC platforms. Their
product line includes A-Talk III: a communications and terminal
emulation program; Tax Break: a personal tax preparation program, and
Numbus: a cash-basis accounting system.

--- end of PRESS RELEASE

As I meantioned in a previous message, the acquisition of the Aegis products
does not include their former communications program, Diga!, whose rights were
returned to its developers prior to Aegis aquisition by Oxxi.  At Saturday's
LAAUG Christmas Show, I was informed that Oxxi will continue to provide an 
upgrade path to A-Talk III for former Diga! registered users.

Enjoy. (flames to /dev/null :-)

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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