From owner-freebsd-multimedia Fri Dec 12 08:48:33 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id IAA03129 for multimedia-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 08:48:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-multimedia) Received: from www.labcontrol.com (isdn.labcontrol.com [194.163.70.130]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA03116 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 08:48:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Marc_van_Woerkom@notes.labcontrol.com) From: Marc_van_Woerkom@notes.labcontrol.com Received: from www.labcontrol.com [194.163.70.129] by mail.labcontrol.com with smtp id KTZMCHQI; Fri, 12 Dec 97 16:47:47 GMT (PowerWeb version 4.02r9) Received: by notes.labcontrol.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v1.06 (346.4 3-18-1997)) id C125656B.005C394A ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:47:19 +0200 X-Lotus-FromDomain: LABCONTROL GMBH To: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:47:13 +0200 Subject: Ensoniq aquired by Creative Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Marc van Woerkom 12.12.97 17.47 Hi! I just visited the Ensoniq site to look for the 8mb sound banks for my Audio PCI card. There (http://www.ensoniq.com/html/creativepr.htm) was an interesting announcement: Malvern,PA December 10, 1997 ENSONIQ, a world leader in audio technology, today announced that is has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF). Creative, based in Singapore, is the worlds? leading provider of multimedia technology for the personal computer. This strategic acquisition will enable ENSONIQ and Creative to extend their reach in the PCI audio segment of the PC OEM and PC motherboard markets. Creative?s corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing are based in Singapore, with sales, distribution and research and development being carried out though an extensive, global network of subsidiaries located in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. ENSONIQ is a key innovator in the design and development of PCI audio microchip technology and has strong brand recognition associated with its line of electronic musical instruments. "We are extremely pleased to be joining forces with Creative," said Albert Charpentier, president of ENSONIQ. "This merger allows us to further continue our focus on the OEM audio business an area where we have already made major inroads, including the introduction of AudioPCI TM earlier this year. (...) IMHO the Audio PCI sounds really excellent, maybe this sale will increase the chance for FreeBSD support in the future if the card gets more popular and they are willing to disclose the specs. Regards, Marc