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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Angela Grady
415/570-7736
angela@lighthouse.com
LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ACQUIRES KEY NEXTSTEP TECHNOLOGY FROM
APPSOFT, INC. AND PINNACLE RESEARCH
February 1, 1994 - San Mateo, CA -- Lighthouse Designi, Ltd. today
announced that it has acquired key NEXTSTEP technology from Appsoft,
Inc. and Pinnacle Research, including Appsoft's spreadsheet program,
Appsoft Solution; Appsoft's next generation word processor, Appsoft
Write; and, Pinnacle Research's image processing and paint program,
WetPaint.
Lighthouse will immediately release WetPaint 1.2 as a beta product,
with the shipping version available in April, and will incorporate
the acquired Appsoft technology into its current and future
productivity applications. Lighthouse has no immediate plans to
release Appsoft Solution and Write as separate products.
"The technology we have acquired gives us a significant development
advantage as we prepare for the broader market OpenStep is creating,"
said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "The Appsoft
and Pinnacle programs have been well designed and well tested. We
feel fortunate to have acquired such solid technology."
Lighthouse plans to release an enhanced version of WetPaint in
early April. Customers who purchased WetPaint from Pinnacle Research
will receive this upgrade at no additional charge. The product will
require NEXTSTEP 3.1 or later. Retail pricing for WetPaint will
be set in April, with the standard Lighthouse academic pricing
available.
WetPaint is a general purpose image manipulation and paint program
that features an extensive collection of paint tools, filters and
special effects. Designed for scalability, WetPaint provides explicit
support for "loadable modules," accepting third-party filters,
tools and patterns. WetPaint was used in the creation of application
icons and user interface elements found in each of Lighthouse's
commercial products (Diagram!, Concurrence and TaskMaster), and is
expected to be popular with custom application developers who want
to enhance the graphic presentation of their NEXTSTEP products.
"WetPaint is a powerful design tool that provides Adobe Photoshop
capabilities to the NEXTSTEP environment," commented Garrick
Toubassi, a software engineer at Lighthouse Design, and one of the
application's original authors. "This program provides easy access
to a comprehensive collection of tools and filters, and is a perfect
addition to the in-house developer's suite of tools."
Founded in 1989, Lighthouse Design is a privately-held software
firm based in San Mateo, California, dedicated to delivering high
quality, well-integrated productivity solutions to the enterprise
desktop.
For further information on Lighthouse Design and its line of
productivity software, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. directly at
1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736. For a beta copy of WetPaint
1.2, send electronic mail to wetpaint@lighthouse.com.
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Lighthouse Design, Ltd., WetPaint, TaskMaster, Diagram!, and
Concurrence are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. NEXTSTEP is
a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks
mentioned are the property of their respective owners.