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- April 30, 1991
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- Dear METZ Software User:
-
- In the very near future, you'll be seeing a lot more of METZ
- Software. Here's why:
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- ThreadZ Software Design Group, Inc., makers of File F/X
- utilities for Microsoft Windows 3.0, and METZ Software,
- makers of shareware applications for Windows, have announced
- their intention to form a joint venture. The first step of
- this new relationship is the renaming of ThreadZ to METZ
- Software, effective May 1, 1991.
-
- There are two reasons for the merger and name change.
- First, while doing business internationally, ThreadZ
- discovered a company named Threadz, Limited that was also
- developing for Windows. To avoid confusion, we decided to
- act quickly and change our name now.
-
- The second, but maybe most important reason, is to form a
- company which reacts quickly to user needs - like a
- shareware company can - but with technical support and
- marketing offerings more directly aligned with the needs of
- a retail audience. The new company will retain its
- commitment to support METZ Software's installed shareware
- base. It will also, however, allow us to bring more and
- better products to market - in a timely and real problem-
- solving manner.
-
- ThreadZ File F/X, now called METZ File F/X, incorporates two
- METZ Software shareware applications - Desktop Navigator and
- METZ Task Manager - and combines them with Text Search, File
- Find and Undelete utilities. The reception it has
- encountered is incredible:
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- On February 26, 1991, PC Magazine bestowed the Editor's
- Choice award on METZ Task Manager (included in File F/X);
- that was after the First Looks review of File F/X read "In
- Short: a wonderful Task Manager and four other useful
- utilities makes this a must-buy for Windows users" (PC
- Magazine, 1/29/91).
-
- In a recent review, InfoWorld's Editor-in-Chief Michael
- Miller said: "Among the Windows-specific file managers,
- File F/X stands out for its relatively clean design and its
- ease of use" (InfoWorld, 4/22/91). And the headline read
- THREADZ FILE MANAGER RESCUES FRUSTRATED WINDOWS USERS.
-
- We could go on for hours with wonderful quotes, but you've
- probably been reading them yourself. If you have any
- questions about how File F/X can benefit you, please contact
- our customer service office at 800-767-6292 or 206-869-6292.
-
- In celebration of the name change, registered users of METZ
- Software's shareware solutions may take advantage of a
- special $49.95 offer for File F/X. File F/X normally
- retails for $129.95, so you'll be saving over $75! To
- participate in this special offer, please contact METZ
- Software directly (800-767-6292 or 206-869-6292) and provide
- your registration number. Valid 5/1/91 through 6/30/91 ONLY.
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- Visit METZ Software at Spring COMDEX Windows World in Atlanta,
- GA, May 20-23, 1991, and at PC EXPO in New York, June 25-27, 1991.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Art Metz