TouchStone Software

TouchStone Software Corporation, Inc., founded in 1982, is an American software developer for the personal computer (PC) industry, specializing in system update technology.[1][2] It also owns and operates a network of Internet Web properties. Based in Marco Island, Florida, the company was a subsidiary of Phoenix Technologies until 2010.[3][4]

TouchStone Software Corporation, Inc.
TypePrivate since 2010
IndustrySoftware
Founded1982 (1982) in Seal Beach, California, United States
Headquarters
Marco Island, Florida
,
United States
ParentPhoenix Technologies (2008–2010)
Websitewww.touchstonesoftware.com
Former headquarters in Seal Beach, California, pictured in 2022

The company's portfolio of Internet properties serve as the main outlet to deliver its software products, such as RegistryWizard, DriverAgent and BIOS Agent.

Products
  • PC Works / Unihost / Macline - communications programs that allow computers to link with IBM PC's using modems[2]
  • Checklt & WinChecklt - Diagnostic Kit[5]
  • PC-cillin - Antivirus[6][7]
  • e.support[8]
  • e.checkit[8]
  • UndeletePlus
  • Registry Wizard
  • Software Updater
  • NTFS Undelete

Mergers and acquisitions

62nds

On May 9, 2007, the company acquired 62nds Solutions Ltd.

PCDrivers

In May 2007, it acquired PCDrivers.com, an original device driver resource website. The acquisition includes the PCDrivers.com domain name and PCDrivers.com's device driver library. On July 9, 2007, the company acquired DriversPlanet.com.

The acquisition includes the domain name and DriversPlanet.com's device driver library. DriversPlanet.com is a device driver resource website on the Internet.

Drivermagic and hijackpro

On June 6, 2007, the company acquired Doncaster (England) based companies: hijackpro and DriverMagic and their related assets from e2sms designer and entrepreneur Glenn Bluff.

Unicore Software

On May 1998, the company acquired Massachusetts based company.

References
  1. Xmodems: The right blend?, Computerworld, 13 May 1985, Page 15, ...Corporate Profiles...Founded in 1982...public...since 1984, Touchstone Software Corp...provides compatibility software for the IBM Personal Computer, Apple...Unix worlds...offices...locate at 90 Electric Ave., Seal Beach, Calif. 90740...SourceL Yates Ventures, Inc...
  2. Peering Into Penny Stocks, By John Gantz, InfoWorld, 29 Apr 1985, Page 72, ...What's been the top-performing...stock...It's Touchstone Software...it went public August 16, 1984...first product...at...Comdex...communications program called PC Works...Unihost and Macline to allow...computers to link with IBM PC's...1984 sales were a mere $609,000...25-employee payroll...
  3. "Phoenix Technologies Ltd. completes acquisition of Touchstone Software" (Press release). Phoenix Technologies. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. "TouchStone Software: Contact us". TouchStone Software. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022.
  5. The 1998 Utility Guide: Troubleshooting Utilities, PC Mag, 24 Mar 1998, Page 126 ...www.checkit.com...
  6. The 1997 Utility Guide: Antivirus Utilities, PC Mag, 8 Apr 1997, Page 117
  7. Product Reviews: windows 95 anti-virus software: Dose of TouchStones's PC-cillin thwarts viruses, By Joe Peschel, Page 103, InfoWorld, 24 Feb 1997
  8. Online technical support comes of age with e.support and e.checkit, By Earl Greer, InfoWorld, 21 Oct 1996, Page 58
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