| 词条 | Jasc Software |
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| name = Jasc Software | type = Incorporation | foundation = {{Start date|1991}} | defunct = {{End date|2004|10|14}} | fate = Acquired by Corel | location_city = Eden Prairie, Minnesota | key_people = Robert Voit (founder) | industry = Software | products = Paint Shop Pro, Animation Shop, Image Robot, Media Center Plus, Webdraw, After Shot | revenue = | num_employees = | homepage = }} Jasc Software, Inc. was an Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company founded by Robert Voit, the creator of Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics editing program. Jasc Software also created other popular software titles, including:
On October 14, 2004, Corel Corporation announced the acquisition of Jasc Software, Inc. at announcement day, with the acquisition expected to be closed by the end of October 2004. Under the acquisition, Corel would maintain the former Jasc facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the Paint Shop family operations. Amish Mehta would continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Corel Corporation, and several members of the Jasc senior management team would join Corel.[1][2] At the time of deal closure, Jasc Software, Inc. had 120 employees, with revenues of more than $30 million.[3] On November 28, 2007, Corel announced the closure of the Minneapolis office.[4] This effectively put an end to the former Jasc Software establishment. While a few positions remained in the Minneapolis area, most operations were transferred to Corel's other offices. "Jasc" is derived from the acronym J.A.S.C. (Just Another Software Company).{{cn|date=March 2015}} Founder Robert Voit needed a name to protect his assets legally, but at the time had not decided to make a go of the company so he came up with a tongue-in-cheek name.{{cn|date=March 2015}} Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he publicly "changed" the acronym to "Jets and Software Company" because he was a commercial airline pilot prior to starting the software company.[5][6] Robert VoitRobert Voit (from St. Cloud, Minnesota) was the founder of Jasc Software. He has a computer science degree minoring in aviation, completed in 1983. He was initially employed as a DC-9 pilot and then later founded the Jasc software company, which in 1991 produced Paint Shop Pro.[3] References1. ^Corel Corporation acquires Jasc Software 2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20050404151052/http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3%2FSection%2FDisplay&sid=1047022959204&cid=1047023901915&gid=null Corel Corporation Acquires Jasc to Extend Graphics Software Portfolio] 3. ^1 News at St. Cloud State University 4. ^Corel to close Eden Prairie office {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704031334/http://www.startribune.com/business/11902066.html |date=2011-07-04 }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/999198141.html|title=Jasc hits major milestone!}} 6. ^Grand Plans 4 : Defunct software companies of the United States|Defunct companies based in Minnesota|Technology companies disestablished in 2004|Corel |
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