For immediate
release:
Gothenburg,
Sweden, October 20th, 2004
Guru Meditation and GPSoftware
are proud to announce that they have reached agreement on the
acquisition of the exclusive, worldwide rights to Directory Opus
Magellan for the Amiga platform from GPSoftware. This legendary file
manager that started on the Amiga will finally be coming back in a
new version!
Dr Greg
Perry of GPSoftware said, "We have been searching for a reliable
company to continue the development of Directory Opus Magellan for
the Amiga for some years now. After some false starts, we are pleased
to have licensed the Amiga product to Guru Meditation, where the
ongoing development of the product is now assured. Guru Meditation
and partners have some exciting plans. We look forward to seeing
their new product and extend to them our wholehearted support for
their efforts."
Andreas Loong of Guru Meditation said,
"This is an invigorating new venture for us. We are very pleased
to acquire the rights to this brilliant program, which for so long
has been an essential for any Amiga user. Directory Opus Magellan is
a file manager unlike all others. It is the essence, the very spirit
of how computers should be used. From the very first release of DOpus
in 1995, many Amiga users have seen the raw power provided by DOpus
with its unique concept integrating Workbench Replacement Mode, File
Management and custom functions in one package. All of these
functions have been refined and polished into perfection and now is
the time to bring this masterpiece back to the Amiga."
Guru
Meditation has entered into a contract with a UK based specialist
software firm which will be providing the porting work and
implementing new features. Work has already begun to bring the
sources up to date for the new AmigaOS 4 operating system.
Guru
Meditation & GPSoftware
Guru
Meditation was formed late 2003 and started off very modestly
as a reseller of Amiga equipment and AmigaOne hardware. In mid 2004
the decision was made to acquire the rights for Directory Opus to
bring it back to the Amiga platform as the start of a new program of
expansion to help kickstart the Amiga market back into life.
GP
Software is an independent Australian company based in the
western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in
1984, GP Software develops commercial software packages and provides
custom software development services to industry in both Australia
and worldwide. GP Software has successfully developed and marketed
software packages for a variety of platforms including solutions for
Commodore business computers, many products and custom solutions for
the Amiga including Directory Opus, GPFax, EasyLedgers and others,
plus commercial products for Windows. The company now concentrates on
software development and services for Windows, mainly with its
flagship product, Directory Opus 8 for Windows.