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- From: Adam Stuenkel <astuenke@willamette.edu>
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- Subject: Amiga Tech to be sold
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 10:08:17 -0700
- Organization: Willamette University, Salem, OR, USA
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- I haven't seen this posted yet, so here it goes. I got this off the Amiga
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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 -- ESCOM AG, a German
- computer manufacturer and reseller and Visual Information Services Corp.
- (Nasdaq: VICP, Bulletin Board), a developer of interactive TV (ITV)
- set-top-boxes to enhance television use and viewing by providing Internet
- access and electronic communications function, today jointly announced
- that a binding letter of understanding has been signed between the
- companies.
-
- The letter states that Chicago-based VIScorp would acquire Amiga
- Technologies, including the intellectual properties of the former
- Commodore Business Machines, excepted Commodore trademarks. The
- transaction value is approximately US $40 million. Terms were not
- disclosed, and the pending acquisition would be subject to approval by
- both companies' boards of directors.
-
- "This intended acquisition is part of VIScorp's strategy to build market
- leadership in the fast-growing field of ITV", said William Buck, Chief
- Executive Officer. "As a result, we would own Amiga intellectual
- properties, including several that are currently used in our set top-box,
- Electronic Device (ED(). We would also have control over the supplied chip
- sets used in ED as well as Amiga inventories and access to the company's
- current sales and distribution channels."
-
- Commenting the proposed acquisition, Helmut Jost, chief executive of ESCOM
- AG, said: "VIScorp has a clear vision of the Amiga technology potential
- for ITV applications. We are eager to support and work together over the
- term of the letter of understanding to ensure a smooth transition between
- the two companies. VIScorp anticipates the support of ongoing European
- sales of popular models such as the A4000T and the A1200 as well as the
- current developments and future releases of Amiga Technologies."
-
- Petro Tyschtschenko, president of Amiga Technologies stated "I am looking
- forward to being able to take advantage of the research and development
- support potential that an Amiga-related company like VIScorp can provide."
-
- Commenting that the primary objective of the proposed acquisition is to
- give VIScorp full access to the Amiga technology to support development of
- its ITV device, Mr. Buck noted: "Our intention is to rapidly develop and
- begin manufacturing TV set-top interactive boxes -- products that give
- home users capabilities such as telephone reception and dial up
- capabilities, facsimile, video games, pay-per-view options, electronic
- mail, and access to on-line services, including the Internet."
-
- Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
- trademarks of their respective companies.
-
-
- Regards,
- Gilles Bourdin
- --
- Gilles Bourdin / Amiga Technologies GmbH
- Public Relations
- Email to: gbo@amiga.de URL: http://www.amiga.de/
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