BW0087 FEB 11,1999 6:56 PACIFIC 09:56 EASTERN
( BW)(OK-HEARTSOFT)(HTSF) Heartsoft Confirms Deal Nearing With Internet Company
Business Editors
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1999--Heartsoft, Inc. (OTC BB:HTSF), confirmed today that the company is nearing a deal with an Internet development company for the licensing of a unique new Internet-based product for the U.S. and international K-12 education and home markets.
Heartsoft Chairman and CEO, Benjamin P. Shell, acknowledged in recent telephone interviews with the media that Heartsoft has been in discussions with an undisclosed developer of Internet and Intranet security for the introduction of a new Internet product for children. Further details were not immediately available.
The company anticipates a full announcement within 10 days.
Heartsoft reported the release of new versions of its educational software for Microsoft Windows 98(R) (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Apple iMac(R) (Nasdaq:AAPL). Heartsoft's support of Windows 98 significantly expands the company's ability to support hardware manufacturers such as Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:DELL), Compaq Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:CPQ) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), which represent the most widely used platforms by schools and parents.
Heartsoft, Inc. publishes and distributes a diverse line of multimedia curriculum-based products for schools and parents nationwide. Headquartered in Tulsa, Heartsoft is acknowledged among educators as the price-vs.-performance leader, delivering such product classics as the Heartsoft Bestseller and its new critical thinking skills software, Thinkology, with unsurpassed customer service and customer loyalty. Heartsoft's web sites are located at heartsoft.com and thinkology.com.
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