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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. In 1999, the intellectual properties of the original company, including the name, were acquired by Power On Software, which relaunched the company and name. On August 27, 2009, the company released Now X, the successor to Now Up-to-Date & Contact.〔http://www.macworld.com/article/1142488/nowx.html〕 In March 2010, the company suspended its day-to-day operations.〔(Farewell letter from John Wallace, President of Now Software )〕 ==Now Utilities== Now Utilities was a file utility product for Mac System 7. 〔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…"〕〔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"〕 The first version, in 1990,〔(Predicasts Technology Update, Vol 46, July 16, 1990 )〕 was named one of MacUser's "Top 100 Products for 1990" 〔(Computer Age Software Report, Volumes 23-25, 1991 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Now Software」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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