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Serif (Europe) Ltd is an independent developer and publisher of software and was founded with the aim to develop low-cost alternatives to high-end desktop publishing and graphic design packages for the PC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.serif.com/company/aboutus/ )〕 Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company. It provides PC software and associated products direct to customers all over the world through its website and contact centre in the UK, and through selected retailers. In 2014 Serif started selling its Affinity Designer software for the Mac, through the Mac App Store, followed in 2015 by Affinity Photo. It has 190 employees at its head office in West Bridgford, Nottingham, United Kingdom.〔 As well as the main website, Serif also run a question and answer support website called CommunityPlus,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CommunityPlus )〕 and a gifts and gadgets website called Gizoo. == History == Serif was founded by a small team of software engineers who wanted to create a low-cost Desktop Publishing (DTP) package for everyday PC users 〔 and in 1990 Serif released PagePlus 1.0. Today PagePlus is Serif’s flagship software suite and has won numerous awards over the years. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.serif.com/blog/pageplus-x8-wins-best-software-award-computer-shopper-awards-2014/ )〕 Serif offers free, feature-restricted versions of its latest titles (the Starter Edition range)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.serif.com/freedownloads/ )〕 to allow users to use and try the program out. Different from trial versions, the Starter Edition products do not expire and can be used continuously. They do, however, have some features restricted, such as a maximum document size of five pages in PagePlus. Serif launched their first software product for Mac in October 2014. Affinity Designer, a vector art and design package, it is the first of three products planned for the Mac.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = https://affinity.serif.com/about/ )〕 A photo editing package, Affinity Photo was launched in July 2015 with a desktop publishing package to follow. 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「Serif Europe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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