The Original Press Release
GO Corp. Announces 40 Third-Party Developers and Technology Providers
January 22, 1991 — GO Corp. announced Tuesday an expanded roster of 35 new companies that have publicly committed to develop for or provide technology for its new PenPoint operating system announced Tuesday.
The new roster includes 21 software developers, six connectivity hardware and software companies, and 13 systems integrators and vertical application developers. The 35 new companies bring to a total of 40 the number of companies that have announced their support for the new PenPoint operating system.
In July 1990, GO announced that Borland International, Lotus Development Corp., WordPerfect Corp., Slate Corp., and PenSoft Corp. were doing development for PenPoint.
”The overwhelming support for PenPoint is a clear mandate from computing professionals for pen-based applications,” stated S. Jerrold, Kaplan, GO chairman and co-founder. ”The PenPoint operating system addresses the market’s need for a platform on which to build applications for a truly mobile computing environment.”
The list of companies who have publicly issued statements in support of the PenPoint operating system include:
andersen Consulting David Moon 312/507-2375 Apple Computer Inc. Brooke Cohan 408/974-2042 ARDIS Barb Wagner 708/913-4229 Bell Atlantic Corp. Patti Reilly 703/974-5455 Borland International Cindy McDowell 408/439-1621 Inc.
Bowers Development Tonya Price 508/369-8175
Corp.
Byers Engineering Co. Cathie Calhoun 404/843-1003
Claris Corp. John Zeisler 408/987-7000
Distributed Micro Gene Townsend 415/347-4731
Systems
EDS Corp. Pete McLaughlin 214/661-6188
Ellipse Inc. F. Lynn Mathenia 415/955-0766
Envoy Systems Corp. Jacki Katzman 617/890-1444
Epsilon Data Jon Macomber 617/273-0250
Management Inc.
Fastech Rick Hirsh 215/565-3405
Hansen Software Inc. Charles Hansen 916/921-0883
Information Retrieval
Methods Inc. Tom Williams 214/242-2312
Lante Corp. Carol Kaindl 312/236-5100
Lotus Development Corp. Brian Simmons 617/693-1697
Marathon Development Mitch Forcier 415/943-1232
Corp.
Mastersoft Inc. Lise M. Lambert 203/264-9490
Modatech Systems Inc. Phil Dubois 604/736-9666
Nantucket Corp. Joanne Sager, 213/822-4669
Miller Communications
Nestor Inc. Dave Wright 401/331-9640
Novell Inc. Susan Lider 408/473-8669
Objective Systems Arne Haugland 415/929-0964
PenMagic Software Norm Francis 604/649-8123
PenSoft Corp. Diana Bury 415/358/1575
Peripheral Vision Ltd. Pete Randall 01144-373-52755
Photonics Corp. Mark Evans, 408/970-0362
Bricker-Evans
Pixus Software Joe Buczek 408/267/6627
Development
Rosetta Inc. Dr. Scott K. Warren 713/528/8350
Sales Technologies Inc. Robert Rushmore 404/841-4000
Simple Software Kim Tarter, 415/592-7600
Wilson McKenry Co.
Sitka Rebecca Fuller 415/769-2580
Slate Corp. Dottie Hall 602/443-7322
Softview Inc. Margaret Burger, 213/822-4669
Miller Communications
Symmetry Kitty Schrow 602/998-9106
TechGnosis Inc. Keith Toleman 407/997-6687
WordPerfect Corp. Kathryn Pond-Sargent 801/222-5004
Xactimate Inc. R. Kirby Glad 801/226-2251
GO Corp., a privately held company with headquarters in Foster City, was founded in 1987 to develop pen-based computing technology.
Note to Editors: The GO and PenPoint logos and names are trademarks of GO Corp. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or marketers with which the marks are associated.
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