To: Rande Is who wrote (6266 ) 5/5/1999 12:51:00 PM From: BANCHEE Respond to of 57584
Rande For those in NAVR.....news 5/05 11:06 Fix-It Utilities 99 Number One Selling Utility At Navarre Corporation; 2nd Highest Selling Productivity Title MINNEAPOLIS (May 5) BUSINESS WIRE -May 5, 1999--Today Mijenix Corporation announced that Fix-It Utilities 99, the new competitor to Norton Utilities and Nuts and Bolts, is the number-one selling utility at Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq NMS: NAVR), one of the nation's most successful computer and music distributors. Fix-It Utilities 99 is also Navarre's No.2 selling productivity product. In addition, Mijenix announced yesterday 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. "Fix-It Utilities 99 is selling at a phenomenal pace, with customers like Costco and CompUSA ordering significant unit volumes," stated Ian R. Warfield Vice President and General Manager, Computer Products Division of Navarre. "Mijenix has come out with a great seller, and we look forward to continued success with the line". "Navarre is doing an incredible job marketing this product, and we're extremely pleased with their efforts," said Alex Eckelberry, executive vice president of Mijenix Corporation. 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. About Navarre Corporation Navarre Corporation operates one of the first "business to business" Internet E-Commerce web sites navarre.com and provides fulfillment for both traditional and E-Commerce retailers. Navarre Corporation's major business groups are: Computer Products Division which publishes and distributes quality consumer software to retailers nationwide; Independent Music Distribution which is the major distributor of independent music labels in the United States and now Canada; ARM which distributes major label music to non-traditional retail outlets; DVD Home Video distribution; and the majority-owned subsidiary NetRadio Network which is the premier Internet radio network featuring 120 channels of originally programmed audio content at: netradio.net (TM), and its online stores CDPoint (http://www.CDPoint.com(TM)) 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. -0- clg/cgo@ CONTACT: Mijenix Sarah Grossman, 212/373-4730 sarah@sspr.com or Navarre Ian R. Warfield, 800/728-4000 KEYWORD: COLORADO MINNESOTA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com