Quarterdeck Announces Strategic AllianceWith TECO Business Software in Australia; Australian Computer Retailerto Include REALHELP Extra Strength With Every PC
April 8, 1998 08:04 AM
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1998-- Quarterdeck Corp. QDEK , the world's leading provider of PC helpware solutions, Wednesday announced a strategic alliance with TECO Business Software to distribute Quarterdeck's REALHELP Extra Strength software throughout Australia.
Under the agreement, TECO Business Software, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based TECO Information Systems Co. Ltd., will distribute Quarterdeck's REALHELP Extra Strength exclusively on an OEM basis to end users via its network of Australian computer retail outlets.
Effective immediately, all consumers who purchase PC hardware through TECO's authorized reseller channel will receive a copy of REALHELP Extra Strength with their PC. REALHELP Extra Strength, which prevents, monitors and repairs PC problems and conflicts, is the only software title offered to TECO customers for all hardware marketed by the retailer.
"Quarterdeck is delighted to deliver the highest quality personal computing software and hardware to the company's rapidly expanding Australian customer base through our partnership with TECO Business Software," said John Strosahl, vice president of international for Quarterdeck.
"Our relationship with TECO provides Quarterdeck another aggressive marketing vehicle which can be leveraged to more effectively target potential and existing consumers in the Australian marketplace."
"TECO feels that its customers are entitled to the best possible hardware and software products available, and Quarterdeck's REALHELP Extra Strength will enable TECO to achieve that objective," said Michael Bridges, managing director of TECO Business Software.
"With REALHELP Extra Strength, end users will be able to troubleshoot and solve hardware and software problems without having to refer back to individual suppliers' or vendors' technical service and support lines."
"This software will help users save time and money, and make them more productive," Bridges added. "I believe that Quarterdeck's REALHELP Extra Strength should be mandatory on every new PC sold throughout Australia, and it will be on every system supplied by authorized TECO Business Systems resellers."
About TECO Business Software
TECO Business Software is Australia's first OEM business software distributor and is a division of Taiwan-based TECO Information Systems Co., a multinational corporation dedicated to the sales, marketing, development and manufacturing of monitors, terminals, flatbed scanners and fax machines.
Established in 1989, TECO Information Systems is recognized worldwide for offering strong research and development and manufacturing capabilities to the OEM/ODM marketplace and has garnered international renown for producing a variety of products for a majority of the world's top 10 PC manufacturers.
TECO Information Systems' parent company, TECO Electric and Machinery, is one of the top 20 corporations in Taiwan, with annual sales of more than $2 billion.
Further information may be obtained by calling 800/354-3222 toll-free or 573/443-3282, by accessing Quarterdeck's Web site at quarterdeck.com, or by sending e-mail requests to info@quarterdeck.com.
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