Microforum International is a software distributor, Internet publisher, and vendor of electronic commerce services. It was formerly a developer of entertainment and educational software.
History Microforum was founded in 1985. Since 1992, the company produced more than 65 CD-ROM games.
In 1995, the company founded the Italian division: Microforum Italia S.p.A.
In September 1996, the company went public.
In 1997, Rick Winston joined the company as CEO.
In 1997, the company had layoffs which resulted in the reduction of its workforce from 249 to 97. The same year the company combined its Web storefront with an electronic magazine called GamesMania.
GamesMania was one of the world's first online computer game magazines with traffic exceeding 650,000 hits per day.
in 2000, the company acquired Blue Hypermedia Inc., a Web development firm and new media production company for $14 million.
In August 2001, the company appointed Steven Schofield as the company's new CEO and Director. Steven served as president and CEO of Dell Financial Services, a joint venture between Tyco International Ltd. and Dell Computer Corp., from 1998 to 1999.
Games Year Title Platform(s) 1994 Maabus MS-DOS, Windows 3.1x 1996Expect No Mercy Windows 1996Huygen's Disclosure Windows 1996 Mind Grind Windows 1996 SoulTrap Windows 1998 Armored Moon: The Next Eden MS-DOS
Other Title Platform(s) Gothos Windows
References
External links (archived) Italian official website (archived)