FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Jeff Jorgensen
Mediafour Corporation
515/225-7409 ext. 109
jeff@mediafour.com
MEDIAFOUR AND ALADDIN SYSTEMS BUILD SYNERGY
StuffIt technology to be bundled with MacDrive 2000
San Francisco, CA (05-Jan-2000) — Today,
Mediafour Corporation and Aladdin Systems, Inc. announced a licensing
agreement
in
which Aladdin's DropStuff and Expander for Windows software
will be bundled with Mediafour’s MacDrive 2000 for Windows.
The combination of Aladdin's software and MacDrive 2000
will enable Windows users to both compress and expand StuffIt
files on Mac disks. "Mediafour and Aladdin are always
looking for ways to improve the cross-platform computing experience,"
said Mediafour president and CEO Brian Landwehr. "We
are satisfying recent customer requests for such a solution. This
bundle does an excellent job of serving Mediafour's main
objective of increasing productivity by making computing easier."
Mediafour and Aladdin have worked together to adapt their products
so that they compliment one another. To aid in the adaptation,
Mediafour has issued a software developers' kit that enables
companies such as Aladdin to take direct advantage of MacDrive's
ability to access files on Mac disks from Windows. "The
kit makes MacDrive's technology accessible to third-party
software developers for the first time. Without such a
kit, a project such as this would likely be impossible," explained
Mediafour chief technology officer Richard Rockhold. "Together,
Mediafour and Aladdin have created impressively compatible products."
About Mediafour Corporation
Based in West Des Moines, Iowa, Mediafour Corporation develops
software products made available through catalog and retail outlets,
as enterprise-wide solutions for large organizations, and as
licensable technology enhancing the offerings of other solution
providers. Mediafour Corporation can be reached by phone at 515-225-7409,
on the World Wide Web at www.mediafour.com, or via email at info@mediafour.com.
MacDrive has won Photo Electronic Imaging (PEI) magazine's "Cool2
Award" three years in a row, in the category of Data Sharing.
The magazine based the award on the overall quality of the software
and raved, "We can't live without this one." Macworld magazine
gave the product another 4½
mouse rating in its October 1999 review. Windows NT Magazine
Online claimed, "MacDrive is invaluable when exchanging
disks with Mac users." In addition, Chicago Sun-Times columnist
Don Crabb cited MacDrive as the "sleeper hit of Macworld
Expo."
Mediafour Corporation and MacDrive 2000 are trademarks
of Mediafour Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks
of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the USA and other countries. Microsoft
and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.