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TouchStone Software Corporation, Inc., founded in 1982, is an American software developer for the personal computer (PC) industry, specializing in system update technology.Peering Into Penny Stocks
By John Gantz, InfoWorld, 29 Apr 1985, Page 72, ''...What's been the top-performing...stock...It's Touchstone Software...it went public August 16, 1984...first product...at...Comdex...communications program called PC Works...Unihost and Macline to allow...computers to link with IBM PC's...1984 sales were a mere $609,000...25-employee payroll...'' It also owns and operates a network of Internet Web properties. Based in
Product Reviews: windows 95 anti-virus software: Dose of TouchStones's PC-cillin thwarts viruses
By Joe Peschel, Page 103, InfoWorld, 24 Feb 1997 * e.supportOnline technical support comes of age with e.support and e.checkit
By Earl Greer, InfoWorld, 21 Oct 1996, Page 58 * e.checkit *UndeletePlus *Registry Wizard *Software Updater *NTFS Undelete
TouchStone Software Corporation, Inc., founded in 1982, is an American software developer for the personal computer (PC) industry, specializing in system update technology.Peering Into Penny StocksBy John Gantz, InfoWorld, 29 Apr 1985, Page 72, ''...What's been the top-performing...stock...It's Touchstone Software...it went public August 16, 1984...first product...at...Comdex...communications program called PC Works...Unihost and Macline to allow...computers to link with IBM PC's...1984 sales were a mere $609,000...25-employee payroll...'' It also owns and operates a network of Internet Web properties. Based in
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, the company was a subsidiary of Phoenix Technologies
Phoenix Technologies Ltd is an American company that designs, develops and supports core system software for personal computers and other computing devices. The company's products commonly referred to as BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or fir ...
until 2010.
The company's portfolio of Internet properties serve as the main outlet to deliver its software products, such as RegistryWizard, DriverAgent and BIOS Agent.
Products
* PC Works / Unihost / Macline - communications programs that allow computers to link with IBM PC's using modems * Checklt & WinChecklt - Diagnostic Kit * PC-cillin - AntivirusBy Joe Peschel, Page 103, InfoWorld, 24 Feb 1997 * e.supportOnline technical support comes of age with e.support and e.checkit
By Earl Greer, InfoWorld, 21 Oct 1996, Page 58 * e.checkit *UndeletePlus *Registry Wizard *Software Updater *NTFS Undelete
Mergers and acquisitions
62nds
On May 9, 2007, the company acquired 62nds Solutions Ltd.PCDrivers
In May 2007, it acquired PCDrivers.com, an original device driver resource website. The acquisition includes the PCDrivers.com domain name and PCDrivers.com's device driver library. On July 9, 2007, the company acquired DriversPlanet.com. The acquisition includes the domain name and DriversPlanet.com's device driver library. DriversPlanet.com is a device driver resource website on the Internet.Drivermagic and hijackpro
On June 6, 2007, the company acquiredDoncaster
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(England
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) based companies: hijackpro and DriverMagic and their related assets from e2sms designer and entrepreneur Glenn Bluff.
Unicore Software
On May 1998, the company acquired Massachusetts based company.References
External links
* {{official website, https://www.touchstonesoftware.com/ Software companies based in Massachusetts Software companies of the United States