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Monday February 22, 6:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Heartsoft to Seek Internet Partner for
Its Secure Internet Browser for Kids
Kids Internet World Explorer -KIWE- to Benefit from Support of Well
Established Internet Company
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--In a statement released today, Heartsoft, Inc.
(OTC BB:HTSF - news) acknowledged that the company is seeking to enlist the support of a major
Internet company to fast-track the release and sale of its new secure Internet browser for children.
Responding to numerous media inquiries resulting from the company's announcement last week that it
had reached an agreement with Cytware Corp of Ft. Worth, Texas, to license and sell the Kids
Internet World Explorer, the company acknowledged that it is looking to partner with a yet,
undisclosed Web publisher with substantial experience in publishing Internet-based software products.
In a brief statement, Heartsoft Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin P. Shell said,
''Heartsoft is fully prepared to publish and distribute the Kids Internet World Explorer (KIWE).
However, everyone who has seen the product's beta version, instantly sees KIWE's universal appeal
to every child, parent, and teacher in the U.S with Internet access. By partnering with a major Internet
player, we will be able to hasten the product's world-wide introduction.''
Further details regarding potential alliances were not available.
In a news release on Friday, February 19, 1999, Heartsoft said that it would position the Kids Internet
World Explorer as a secure alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) and
Netscape Navigator (Nasdaq:NSCP - news).
As part of the KIWE licensing agreement, the company plans to pursue distribution agreements with
OEM partners such as Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:DELL - news), Apple Computer, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AAPL - news), Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), and Gateway
(NYSE:GTW - news). The agreement also allows the company to market KIWE internationally.
Heartsoft, Inc. publishes and distributes a line of multimedia educational software products for schools
and homes nationwide. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Heartsoft is acknowledged among
educators as the price-vs.-performance leader, delivering such product classics as the Heartsoft
Bestsellers and its latest release, Thinkology, with unsurpassed customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Heartsoft's web pages may be viewed at heartsoft.com and thinkology.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the
impact of competition; uncertainties in demand for and market acceptance of the company's products;
changes in trade practices and the risk of trade practice litigation; and the risks of developing products.
These and other risks are described in the company's periodic SEC reports and filings.
Contact:
Heartsoft, Inc.
Benjamin P. Shell, 918/251-1066 |
