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*"Jasc" is derived from the acronym, J.A.S.C. (Just Another Software Company). 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. Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he "changed" publicly the acronym to ( |
*"Jasc" is derived from the acronym, J.A.S.C. (Just Another Software Company). 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. Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he "changed" publicly the acronym to (Jets and Software Company) because he was a commercial airline pilot prior to starting the software company.<ref>[http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/999198141.html Jasc hits major milestone!]</ref><ref>[http://www.1099.com/c/ar/ia/grandplans.html Grand Plans]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:24, 24 November 2007
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:
- Image Robot
- Animation Shop
- Media Center Plus
- Webdraw
- After Shot
On October 14, 2004, Corel Corporation acquired Jasc Software and its Paint Shop Pro operations. The Eden Prairie offices remain as a development and technical support call center.[1]
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- "Jasc" is derived from the acronym, J.A.S.C. (Just Another Software Company). 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. Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he "changed" publicly the acronym to (Jets and Software Company) because he was a commercial airline pilot prior to starting the software company.[2][3]