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]

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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