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Technology Stocks : NewKidCo International (OTC:NKCIF) (TSE:NKC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2926)	12/22/1998 10:14:00 AM
From: Link Lady	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4231

Here is the name change prediction coming true newsalert.com SoftQuad International Inc. Announces Special Meeting of Shareholders BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1998-- Meeting Purpose is to Consider Corporate Name Change to NewKidCo International Inc. SoftQuad International Inc. (OTC BB:SWEBF)(TSE:SKI), announced today that it is calling a special meeting of its shareholders to consider a proposal to change the companies' name to NewKidCo International Inc. Richard Rabins, CEO of SoftQuad International Inc. said: "This reflects our future business direction and marks a milestone in the implementation of our strategy to focus on children's video game publishing." The Special Shareholder's Meeting will be held at 11:30 A.M. on January 25th, 1999, at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. About SoftQuad International: Alpha Software Corporation (Alpha, Alpha Software), based in Burlington, Mass. is a wholly-owned operating company of SoftQuad International Inc. (OTC BB:SWEBF)(TSE:SKI). Alpha Software owns controlling interest in NewKidCo LLC, a joint venture publishing video games for young children on "next generation" game console systems. NewKidCo's mission is to become the leading provider in the children's video game category with such popular licensed properties as Sesame Street's 'Elmo' from Children's Television Workshop(R) and Steven Spielberg presents TINY TOON Adventures(R) from Warner Bros. NewKidCo's products are sold nationwide through the retail channel. For more information please visit newkidco.com Press material can be accessed at softquadintl.com Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including without limitation risks of intellectual property rights and litigation, risks in technology development and commercialization, risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for the Company's products, risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures, risks associated with foreign sales, risks associates with the sell-through of products in the sales channels, risks associated with customer concentration and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: SoftQuad International Inc. Steven H. Schneider, (781) 229-2924 investor@softquadintl.com