Jasc Software

Jasc Software

Jasc Software, Inc. was an Eden Prairie, Minnesota based company founded by Robert Voit, the creator of Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics editing program. Jasc Software also created other popular software titles, including:

*Image Robot
*Animation Shop
*Media Center Plus
*Webdraw
*After Shot (later released as Photo Album)

On October 14, 2004, Corel Corporation acquired Jasc Software and its Paint Shop Pro operations. The Eden Prairie offices remained as a development and technical support call center, [ [http://www.dpreview.com/news/0410/04101501corel_jasc.asp Corel Corporation acquires Jasc Software] ] until, on November 28, 2007, Corel announced the closure of the Minneapolis office. [ [http://www.startribune.com/business/11902066.html Corel to close Eden Prairie office] ] This effectively put an end to the former Jasc Software establishment.

"Jasc" is derived from the acronym, J.A.S.C. (Just Another Software Company). Founder Robert Voit needed a name to protect his assets legally, but at the time had not decided to make a go of the company so he came up with a tongue-in-cheek name. Later when the company took off, he realized that was not the best connotation for a company to have so he "changed" publicly the acronym to (Jets and Software Company) because he was a commercial airline pilot prior to starting the software company. [ [http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/999198141.html Jasc hits major milestone!] ] [ [http://www.1099.com/c/ar/ia/grandplans.html Grand Plans] ]

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