Amiga Inc. Announces "KICKOFF THE FUTURE WITH AMIGA"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Strategic direction and future plans include new software
technology,system availability and Web site
London, UK May 15, 1998 - Amiga Inc., a pioneer in multimedia
development,today announced plans to provide a new software
architecture that willoffer enhanced levels of performance and
useability for the Amiga community.
Amiga will develop and license software technology that offers
leadingmultimedia solutions for the emerging digital convergence
market. "Amigahas the opportunity to move ahead of the industry in
setting standardsto follow," said Jeff Schindler, general manager
of Amiga, Inc. "By workingclosely with Amiga developers and user
groups, we will all have the opportunityto share in this exciting,
emerging market."
To build upon Amiga's legacy as a multimedia leader, the company
announcedAmiga OS 4.0 which is slated to launch in November of '98.
Amiga OS 4.0will have a new user interface and support Amiga legacy
software with anintegrated emulator. Hardware developers are
already working on solutionsfor software and hardware backward
compatibility with the new Amiga architecture.
Amiga, Inc. also announced plans to unveil a personal computer
thatis an industry standard architecture solution. The new system
will providea bridge to the next generation of Amiga technology.
The system is scheduledfor availability in November with a
suggested retail price of USD$999.These systems will be available
through Amiga International.
Also available soon, Amiga Inc. will host http://www.amiga.com/,
theofficial web site for developer news, information, and
relations. AmigaInternational's site, http://www.amiga.de/, will
continue to be the locationfor Amiga distributors and legacy
product sales and licensing.
About Amiga
Amiga, Inc., is a technology company targeting the next generation
of consumeroperating systems with a continued focus on multimedia.
Since the introductionof the Amiga A1000 in 1985, Amiga has
represented the embodiment of theefficient use of memory and hard
drive capacity, while pioneering industrydevelopments in
multimedia, 32-bit multitasking and autoconfiguration.AMIGA led the
industry in combining computer graphics, animation, and
filmsequences with stereo sound known today as multimedia.
MEDIA CONTACT: Bill McEwen Amiga Incorporated
billm@amigainc.com
http://www.amigainc.com
Amiga, the Amiga logo, and Amiga OS are trademarks of Amiga,
Inc. Allother trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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