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For Release: December 6, 1999
Altera Programmable eStore Offers Convenience and Ease-of-Use to Logic Designers
- Immediate Access to Purchase and Renew Development
Tool Subscriptions and License Intellectual Property MegaCore™ Functions
- Web Site Functionality Underscores Altera's Commitment to Existing Customers
San Jose, Calif., December 6, 1999 -- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the opening of the Programmable eStore web site which enables users to purchase Altera® software subscriptions, and license Intellectual Property (IP) MegaCore functions through the Internet. The Programmable eStore serves North America from the Altera web site (http://www.altera.com), and the new IP MegaStore™ site (IP MegaStore).
"Altera's Programmable eStore is the first programmable logic web site to integrate electronic commerce support for both new and existing customers," said David Greenfield, Altera director of development tools marketing. "We are especially pleased to offer our existing customers the on-line functionality to renew annual subscriptions easily."
Programmable eStore customers are not limited to purchasing only entry-level tools. The full range of subscription software and MegaCore products is available via the Programmable eStore site. IP MegaCore functions are ideally suited for web-based distribution as customers can download both the function and the license file for immediate deployment in designs.
Altera uses CyberCash, Inc. (Reston, Va.) for instantaneous credit card processing, and Taxware International, Inc. (Salem, Mass.) for the various state tax rate calculations. These e-commerce enabling technologies allow Altera Programmable eStore customers to immediately receive license files for renewal subscriptions and for IP MegaCore functions. Customers purchasing new subscriptions can expect to receive the software and documentation within two to five days of placing an order.
About Altera
Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company™, was founded in 1983 and is a worldwide leader in high-performance, high-density programmable logic devices and associated computer aided engineering (CAE) logic development tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor chips that offer on-site programmability to customers. The chips are programmed using tools that run on personal computers or engineering work stations. User benefits include ease of use, lower risk, and fast time-to-market. The company offers the broadest line of CMOS programmable logic devices that address high-speed, high-density, and low-power applications. Altera products serve a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, data communications, computer peripherals, and industrial applications. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ALTR.
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