20th Oct 2005 07:00
Future PLC20 October 2005 Future awarded rights by Microsoft to publish Windows Vista(TM) The Official Magazine 20 October 2005 - Future plc, the international special-interest media group,today announces that it has been awarded international rights to publish aconsumer title called Windows Vista The Official Magazine. The publishing licence is initially for five years with worldwide licensing anddistribution opportunities. Future will launch the first issue of the magazinein autumn 2006, in the UK, US, France and Italy. Other editions of the magazinewill be produced under licence by Future's international publishing partners.Future currently has publishing partnerships in a further 32 countries. Separately, Future also announces that its licence to publish the titleMicrosoft Windows XP: The Official Magazine in the UK and France has beenextended for a further two years to October 2007 with additional sublicensingopportunities. Commenting on the new licensing agreements, John B. Williams, General Manager ofthe Windows Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. said: "We're excited to work with Future to develop a magazine that will showcaseWindows Vista and help inform customers around the world of the power of theWindows Vista platform. With Windows Vista, our customers will have a new levelof confidence in the security and reliability of the PC and in their ability toget the most out of it. Users will also be able to connect, search and shareinformation like never before, and we're glad our customers will have anotherresource for the new information about Windows Vista." Greg Ingham, Chief Executive of Future, said: "This is a significant opportunity for Future. Put simply, we are once againcollaborating with Microsoft, the world's leading software company, to producemultiple international editions of a magazine that will support one of thebiggest product launches ever in Microsoft's history. We are absolutelydelighted to be continuing our successful publishing relationship withMicrosoft." Future also holds exclusive worldwide rights (excluding Japan) to publishofficial magazines for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. ENDS Enquiries: Future plcGreg Ingham, Chief Executive Tel: +44 1225 822521John Bowman, Finance Director Tel: +44 1225 732281 Hogarth PartnershipJames Longfield/Georgina Briscoe Tel: +44 20 7357 9477 About Windows Vista Windows Vista is the next generation of the Microsoft Windows operating system.With a long list of enhancements to its predecessor Windows XP, it will be amore reliable, more secure and more connected version of the Windows operatingsystem, and will represent a design philosophy that delivers a compelling userexperience in the office, at home, and on the move. About Future Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985. Today, it publishes over 150special-interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in thecomputing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors. It isthe fifth largest magazine publisher in the UK. Future employs 1,450 people inoffices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Over 100 international editions ofFuture's magazines are also published under licence in 32 other countries acrossthe world. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be thetrademarks of their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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