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- From: ken trossen <mst3k@rollanet.org>
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- Subject: Amiga Tech to be sold
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:45:20 -0600
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- VISCORP USA AND ESCOM AG ANNOUNCE LETTER OF
- UNDERSTANDING FOR ACQUISITION OF AMIGA
- TECHNOLOGIES BY VISCORP
-
- Heppenheim, Germany and Chicago, IL, April 12, 1996 -- =
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- ESCOM AG, a German
- computer manufacturer and reseller and Visual =
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- Information Services Corp.
- (Nasdaq: VICP, Bulletin Board), a developer of interactive =
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- TV (ITV) set-top-boxes
- to enhance television use and viewing by providing =
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- Internet access and electronic
- communications function, today jointly announced that a =
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- binding letter of
- understanding has been signed between the companies.
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- The letter states that Chicago-based VIScorp would =
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- acquire Amiga Technologies,
- including the intellectual properties of the former =
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- Commodore Business Machines,
- excepted Commodore trademarks. The transaction value =
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- is approximately US $40
- million. Terms were not disclosed, and the pending =
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- acquisition would be subject to
- approval by both companies' boards of directors.
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- "This intended acquisition is part of VIScorp's strategy to =
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- build market leadership
- in the fast-growing field of ITV", said William Buck, Chief =
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- Executive Officer. "As a
- result, we would own Amiga intellectual properties, =
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- including several that are
- currently used in our set top-box, Electronic Device =
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- (ED=AE). We would also have
- control over the supplied chip sets used in ED as well as =
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- Amiga inventories and
- access to the company's current sales and distribution =
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- channels."
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- Commenting the proposed acquisition, Helmut Jost, chief =
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- executive of ESCOM AG,
- said: "VIScorp has a clear vision of the Amiga technology =
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- potential for ITV
- applications. We are eager to support and work together =
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- over the terms of the
- letter of understanding to ensure a smooth transition =
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- between the two companies.
- VIScorp anticipates the support of ongoing European =
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- sales of popular models such
- as the A4000T and the A1200 as well as the current =
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- developments and future
- releases of Amiga Technologies."
-
- Petro Tyschtschenko, president of Amiga Technologies =
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- stated "I am looking
- forward to being able to take advantage of the research =
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- and development support
- potential that an Amiga-related company like VIScorp =
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- can provide."
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- Commenting that the primary objective of the proposed =
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- acquisition is to give
- VIScorp full access to the Amiga technology to support =
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- development of its ITV
- device, Mr. Buck noted: "Our intention is to rapidly =
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- develop and begin
- manufacturing TV set-top interactive boxes -- products =
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- that give home users
- capabilities such as telephone reception and dial up =
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- capabilities, facsimile, video
- games, pay-per-view options, electronic mail, and access =
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- to on-line services,
- including the Internet."
-
- More info about VIScorp
-
- Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks =
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- and/or registered
- trademarks of their respective companies.
-
-
- Contact:
- Gilles Bourdin
- Amiga Technologies
- Berliner Ring 89
- D-64625 Bensheim
-
- Tel +49 6252 709 195
- Fax +49 6252 709 520
- email: gbo@amiga.de
- HTTP://www.amiga.de
-
-
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- Copyright 1996 by AMIGA Technologies GmbH - =
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- Editor: Dr. Peter Kittel
- Send comments to <webmaster@AMIGA.de> - =
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- Date: 11.04.96
-