Nebula 2/Nebula Two.iso/Documents/PressReleases94/02February94/HSD_Metrosoft.txt

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NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: David Peter HSD Inc. 1 [phone] Phone 1
[phone] Fax Email: [e-mail]

Contact: Mary Donnelly Metrosoft Inc. 1 [phone]
Phone [phone] Fax Email: [e-mail]

 METROSOFT AND HSD FORM PARTNERSHIP METROSOFT TO PUBLISH
HSD PRODUCTS / HSD TO OFFER CONSULTING SERVICES

SAN DIEGO, California, February 10, 1994 -- Metrosoft
and HSD today announced that they have formed a
partnership to publish software products and offer
consulting services to NEXTSTEP customers. Under the
agreement Metrosoft will immediately begin publishing
HSD's complete line of software products for NEXTSTEP,
including OCR Servant, HSD Spell and PowerScan. HSD has
relocated its offices to San Diego and will be providing
consulting services to Metrosoft during the
transition, and to other large customers that require
custom development, engineering, or sales and
marketing assistance in the NEXTSTEP market.

"We are very excited about this partnership" said David
Peter, President of HSD Microcomputer U.S. "Metrosoft
has been extremely successful selling into large
NEXTSTEP sites, and because we share a common vision of
the NEXTSTEP market, they are the perfect partner to
publish HSD's existing software products". Peter
further stated that HSD has a growing base of clients that
require contract development and consulting services,
including integration of high-speed scanner drivers
and optical character recognition into their custom
apps. "The partnership with Metrosoft allows us to focus
on further building of an already successful consulting
business providing services to large NEXTSTEP
customers"

During the transition, which will take place over the
next 90 days, HSD will continue to offer sales and
technical support for its products directly to
customers, but all orders for HSD products will be
shipped through Metrosoft. HSD has permanently
relocated its offices to San Diego and can be reached at
[phone] or via email at [e-mail].

Metrosoft publishes MetroTools and is getting ready to
release its new product, MetroKeys, and a fat version of
SimonSays. Added to the list now are the HSD products OCR
Servant, PowerScan and HSD Spell.  Metrosoft and HSD will
collaborate to bring OCR Servant Professional and
MetroForms to market.

"Metrosoft products are being installed at many large
NEXTSTEP sites. The addition of the HSD products to our
line-up will solidify us as the clear market leader in
NEXTSTEP utilities and system enhancements. The
top-notch team of  Dave Peter and Mary Donnelly will
surely establish Metrosoft as a leading third party
developer, in what we see as a rapidly-growing market "
said Gordon Van Huizen, President of Metrosoft. "HSD has
always been a leader on this platform; it's extremely
exciting to partner with them."

Metrosoft was founded in 1990 and is a San Diego based
company specializing in the development and publishing
of NEXTSTEP applications such as MetroTools,
MetroKeys, SimonSays and Squash. Metrosoft is located
at 710 Thirteenth Street, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92101
and can reached at : Phone [phone], Fax
619-488-3045 Email: [e-mail]

HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc. was founded in 1989 and is a
leading supplier of hardware and software products for
NEXTSTEP  and Macintosh.  HSD's main office is located at
345 First St., Suite "O", Encinitas, CA 92024. Phone
[phone], Fax [phone], Email:
[e-mail].