09/08-06   -   Press releases

PowerPressed and Avanquest agree worldwide partnership agreement

PowerPressed© the provider of the worlds leading optimization utility for Microsoft PowerPoint users are pleased to announce a global partnership agreement with AVANQUEST©. AVANQUEST will partner with PowerPressed in the UK, USA, Germany and Japan.
AVANQUEST Software is a global developer and leading publisher of best selling personal and professional software. They focus on the utility, office productivity, communications and mobility sectors. In addition to traditional partnering, AVANQUEST will be providing localization services for the Japanese market to PowerPressed.

Will Westley, Managing Director of PowerPressed said “AVANQUEST is an ideal partner for PowerPressed. They have global presence, can partner with us in a number of ways and they also add their own partnerships in support of our relationship. The AVANQUEST agreement serves to reinforce our continuing growth and the desirability of our technology. PowerPressed© for PowerPoint® is a unique but simple solution to the problem of large PowerPoint® files."

Phil Schnyder, Head of Product Acquisition at AVANQUEST agrees with Will “we see a natural partnering arrangement here. PowerPressed offer stunning technology which is being widely adopted as it addresses a real and growing issue for PowerPoint users. We offer reach, presence and a professional route to market for PowerPressed. Having reviewed the market potential we are excited to be partnering with PowerPressed in the early days of what we believe will become a new market sector in IT."
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Notes to editors:
About PowerPressed:

PowerPressed© is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortressgate Inc. (www.fortressgate.com), a unique R & D corporation which is entirely focussed on creating innovative software solutions which both optimise and reduce the size of digital data. The PowerPoint® offering is the first in a series of products that PowerPressed© will deliver to the ‘office user’ market. Fortressgate and PowerPressed© are headquartered in California, USA and in the United Kingdom. For more information visit www.powerpressed.com or contact Jim Irving. jirving@powerpressed.com

About AVANQUEST:

Avanquest Software (www.avanquest.com) is a global developer and leading publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Headquartered in France, with operating units, subsidiaries and offices located in United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, China and Korea, Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce,