Fix-It Utilities 99 Beats Out Nuts and Bolts 98 in Retail Sales; Next Stop, Norton Utilities?
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999--Today Mijenix Corporation announced that
Fix-It Utilities 99 is outselling the regular Nuts and Bolts 98 product in retail sales,
according to the latest PC Data Research weekly sales data.
"We are experiencing wonderful success at retail and look forward to next outpacing
Symantec's Norton Utilities at retail," said Alex Eckelberry, executive vice president of
Mijenix Corporation. "Our goal is to end Norton's hegemony on the market, and we continue
to proceed according to plan."
Fix-It Utilities 99, a new general-purpose utility for Windows 95, 98 and NT competes
with Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), IMSI (NASDAQ: IMSI), TouchStone Software Corporation (TSSW)
and Network Associates (NASDAQ: NETA) product offerings.
The product was released to the retail market in March, and is sold in stores such as
CompUSA (NYSE: CPU), Costco Companies, Inc., (Nasdaq:COST) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).
About PC Data
Based in Reston, VA, PC Data has been providing point-of-sale data since 1991 and has
become the only comprehensive source of software and hardware sales information. The
company provides software and hardware vendors with the point-of-sale data and analysis
which forms the underpinning of their strategic decision-making process. PC Data supplies
sales information to more than 800 software and hardware firms, which account for nearly
95 percent of total computer industry sales. The company's latest initiative includes
launching @PCData, an Internet monitoring service. In addition to tracking software sales
through retailers, PC Data also tracks hardware and software sales through educational
resellers, corporate resellers and distributors. PC Data can be contacted at (703)
435-1025
About Mijenix
Privately held Mijenix Corporation, based in Boulder, CO, develops and markets
award-winning personal and enterprise software products that dramatically enhance the
operation of Windows systems. Well-known titles include ZipMagic 98 and FreeSpace, both
compression products using patent-pending on-the-fly compression/decompression; and
PowerDesk Utilities 98, an award-winning file manager for Windows 95, 98 and NT.
In March of 1999, the company released Fix-It Utilities 99, a utility for Windows 95,
98 and NT, and plans to release several other utility solutions, including enterprise and
desktop products.
The company's products have won numerous accolades, including awards from PC World,
Windows Magazine, PC Week, PC Magazine, Byte Magazine and the SIA. For more information,
contact Mijenix Corporation at 303-245-8000, 800-MIJENIX or visit www.mijenix.com.
All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
CONTACT: S&S Public Relations
Sarah Grossman, 212/373-4730
sarah@sspr.com
14:51 EDT MAY 4, 1999
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