Now Software

Now Software was the producer of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, a software calendar and contact manager for individuals and groups.

Now Software, then based in Portland, Oregon, was acquired by QUALCOMM in 1997.[1] In 1999, the intellectual properties of the original company, including the name, were acquired by Power On Software, which relaunched the company and name.[2]

On August 27, 2009, the company released Now X, the successor to Now Up-to-Date & Contact.[3]

In March 2010, the company suspended its day-to-day operations.[4]

Now Utilities

Now Utilities was a file utility product for Mac System 7. [5][6] The first version, in 1990,[7] was named one of MacUser's "Top 100 Products for 1990" [8]

Now Software in 2016 and 2017

A new Now Software has been founded in 2016 by an Australian named Jyles Coad-Ward. Jyles Founded the company in 2016 mainly for game development and for experimental. The Company also has a game division called "Now Servers" and "Now Games". The Company's new website can be found here

References

  1. ↑ "Qualcomm Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Now Software" (Press release). Qualcomm. 1997-11-10. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Power On Software Acquires Rights to Contact Management and Enterprise Scheduling Products from Qualcomm" (Press release). Qualcomm. 1999-07-12. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. ↑ http://www.macworld.com/article/1142488/nowx.html
  4. ↑ Farewell letter from John Wallace, President of Now Software
  5. ↑ The Macintosh Bible by Marty Cortinas, Cliff Colby. Peachpit Press, 2002 p508. "In the heady days of Mac System 7, the most powerful set of system-enhancement utilities around was Now Software's Now Utilities…"
  6. ↑ MacWeek upgrading and repairing your Mac by Lisa Lee. Hayden Books, 1995. p513 "Now Software's Now Utilities has a reputation not only for cramming the maximum number of features into a reasonably priced package, but also for implementing those features well and thoroughly"
  7. ↑ Predicasts Technology Update, Vol 46, July 16, 1990
  8. ↑ Computer Age Software Report, Volumes 23-25, 1991.
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