Item    7238207                 93/07/16        16:43
 From:   CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway
 Subject: Graphics Design Contest Sponsored By NEXTSTEP
         developer: benchMark

 News

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact:
 benchMark Developments, Inc.
 2040 Regency Rd. Suite C
 Lexington KY, 40503
 Kevin Solie, (606) 276-3983
 Email: info@bmd.com


 Design TIFFany II's Manual Cover Contest

 LEXINGTON, KY - June 15, 1993 - After careful consideration and pondering,
benchMark Developments, would like your help to design the cover art for the
upcoming TIFFany II Users Manual. This is your chance for fame and glory.

Who may enter the contest? All users of TIFFany may enter the contest.  If you
do not currently have a TIFFany license, contact the bMD office for order
information.  Please have your computer's hostid ready when calling the
office.  Staff members of bMD and Caffeine Software are ineligible to enter
the contest.

Image submissions?  To enter the contest, submit your image,  created with
TIFFany, to bMD by August 1, 1993.  Due to the large size of some images,
submissions may be mailed to the bMD office on diskette. Submissions media
will be returned.  All images become the property of benchMark Developments,
Inc.

Image judges?  Images will be judged by staff members from benchMark
Developments, Inc., Caffeine Software, Paget Press, Objective Technologies
Inc. and Whetstone.


What is in the prize? The winning image will be featured as the cover art for
the upcoming TIFFany II User Manual. The winner will, also, receive a free
licensed copy of TIFFany II, scheduled for release this fall.

TIFFany brings the power of PhotoShop to NEXTSTEP by offering users of
NEXTSTEP a suite of mathematic algorithms for digital imaging. Images may be
enhanced and manipulated using various tools for color correction, noise
reduction, resizing, image composition, morphing, and filters for: burn in,
edge detection, edge enhancement, color separation, embossing, image noise
reduction, and correction, relief, shake, smear, smooth, sobel, and others. 
Manual image editing functions include: pen drawing, airbrush, and adjustable
transparency capabilities.

TIFFany is currently NEXTSTEP 3.x and Intel compatible.

TIFFany's suggested commercial price is $395, with academic pricing available
at $145.  Interested in ordering TIFFany?  Contact bMD at 1-800-872-3131. 
Users with ftp access may find a demo versions of TIFFany at
sonata.cc.purdue.edu, Purdue, cs.orst.edu, Oregon State, and f.ms.uky.edu,
University of Kentucky.

Founded in early 1991 by Stan Jirman and Ralf Brunner, Caffeine Software
currently develops professional imaging software for NEXTSTEP.

Founded in 1992, benchMark Developments develops software for the Health Care
and Thoroughbred Racing Industry

The TIFFany logo is a trademark of Caffeine Software, the bMD logo

is a trademark of benchMark Developments, Inc.  NeXT and NEXTSTEP are
registered trademarks of NeXT, Inc.  All other products mentioned are
trademarks of their respective owners.




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