Cakewalk Sells Overture and Score Writer to GenieSoft
Cakewalk
Posted 2001-08-26
Cakewalk has announced the sale of its Overture
and Score Writer notation software products to GenieSoft, a company newly
formed to market, support, and further develop these music notation
products. GenieSoft is founded by Don Williams, the original and principal
software engineer behind Overture and Score Writer.
Effective immediately, current owners of the Overture and Score Writer
products may obtain technical support from GenieSoft, via phone and email.
Details are available at http://www.GenieSoft.com.
"Today Cakewalk is focusing on integrated music production systems for
Windows, with flagship products like SONAR and SONAR XL. So transferring
ownership of Overture and Score Writer notation software products to Don
Williams and GenieSoft made sense for our notation customers," explained
Greg Hendershott, CEO, Cakewalk.
"The fact that GenieSoft founder Don Williams is the original developer of
these products is great news for those customers. He's committed to
continuing customer support and product enhancements," Hendershott added.
"We're excited to own Overture and Score Writer and have setup full support
for both products and have started on new versions to be released in the
coming months," said Don Williams. "And, we are confident that current and
new customers will find the new ownership beneficial."
About Cakewalk
Founded in 1987 and based in Boston, MA, Cakewalk is an international,
industry-leading provider of software for music and sound creation. The
company's award-winning products are used worldwide by more than 900,000
users, for applications including audio CD production, film/TV soundtracks,
live stage sound, club remixes, computer game sound, multimedia
applications, and Internet delivery.
About GenieSoft
GenieSoft is a new software company dedicated to providing software for
amateur and professional musicians. GenieSoft was founded in 2001 by Donald
Williams the original developer of Overture and Score Writer. In August
2001, GenieSoft purchased Overture and Score Writer from Cakewalk, the owner
for the past three years. The flagship product Overture, is a mid-range
notation program with high-end features and an elegant, intuitive interface.
Score Writer is an affordable entry-level notation program based on
Overture.
