ActiveTouch Acquires Web Real-Time Collaboration Technology and Business From Quarterdeck; ActiveTouch to Market Scaleable T.120 Server
09:09 a.m. May 27, 1998 Eastern
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1998--ActiveTouch Inc., today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire all of the technology assets and business from Future Labs Inc., a division of Quarterdeck Corp.
This acquisition will provide ActiveTouch with a highly scaleable, industry standard T.120 compatible server for real-time collaboration on the Internet.
ActiveTouch will market the Future Labs T.120 product and ActiveTouch Server to software vendors developing web based real-time collaboration solutions.
"We are pleased that ActiveTouch, which has some of the industry's best talent and experience in real-time data collaboration has acquired the Future Labs technology assets and business," said Ron Ben-Yehuda, Quarterdeck's vice president and general counsel.
"Over the past two years, ActiveTouch has developed a web-based, real-time collaboration server solution incorporating the T.120 standard" said Subrah S. Iyar, CEO and co-founder of ActiveTouch.
"The Future Labs T.120 server was the best product that met our needs for high scalability, reliability and flexibility. These are requirements for the business market. We are now poised to deliver our comprehensive solution to the market over the next few months and become the leader in server based real-time collaboration solutions."
"Our previous experience in developing T.120 server solutions, along with this acquisition puts us in a position to deliver leading edge, Java enabled collaboration solutions," said Min Zhu, president, CTO and co-founder of ActiveTouch. About Quarterdeck
Quarterdeck Corp. is a global leader in the development and marketing of PC helpware software designed to prevent and solve PC performance problems, especially those encountered in networked -- Internet and intranet -- environments.
The company's goal is to make personal computing trouble-free for users and network administrators alike, while reducing the need for live technical support.
Quarterdeck's current product line, which addresses storage management, system conflict resolution, virus protection, system updating, and enhanced access to networked information and communications resources, is marketed to both end-users and businesses via retail distribution, corporate resellers and OEMs, direct marketing channels, and the Internet.
Quarterdeck's products are available in more than 14,000 outlets throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in over 29 countries worldwide. Incorporated in 1982 and traded on Nasdaq under the symbol QDEK, Quarterdeck's worldwide headquarters are in Marina del Rey, Calif., with its European operations based in Dublin, Ireland.
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. About ActiveTouch
ActiveTouch Inc. is a privately held Silicon Valley based Internet software company founded in 1995. The company is focused on being the leader in Web based real-time collaboration solutions. Investors in ActiveTouch include Baan Investments. ActiveTouch is located at 1270 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 301, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. Tel: 408/732-8046 or send e-mail to info@activetouch.com.
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