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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 19, 1996
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NEW PARADIGM SOFTWARE CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 0-26336 13-3725764
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
733 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 557-0933
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5. Other Events.
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Registrant's press release dated December 17, 1996 is filed
herewith as exhibit 20 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
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20. Press release of Registrant dated December 17, 1996.
SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current
Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
NEW PARADIGM SOFTWARE CORP.
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(Registrant)
By /s/ John Brann
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John Brann
VP Technology
and Secretary
Date: December 19, 1996
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20. Press release of Registrant dated 4
December 17, 1996
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IBM TO DISTRIBUTE NEW PARADIGM'S COPERNICUS
- -- COPERNICUS Now Distributed with IBM's MQSeries for Enterprise Integration --
NEW YORK, December 17, 1996 - New Paradigm Software Corporation
(NASDAQ: NPSC) and IBM today announced that they have signed a
contract for IBM to distribute New Paradigm's COPERNICUS with
IBM's MQSeries middleware solution for mission-critical
computing.
"We have already achieved tremendous success with our MQSeries
middleware product line, and we expect the addition of New
Paradigm's COPERNICUS to help us continue to grow," said Colin
Osborne, business unit manager for MQSeries. "Adding COPERNICUS'
wide-ranging translation capabilities to MQSeries provides an
unparalleled solution for enterprise systems integration."
"IBM is the market leader in middleware, and in signing this
agreement they have recognized the key role that COPERNICUS can
play in allowing the rapid achievement of enterprise integration
using their MQSeries product," said Mark Blundell, chief
executive officer of New Paradigm. "We expect sales in fiscal
1998 to be significantly higher than 1997 as a result of this
agreement."
Presently installed in enterprises worldwide, IBM's MQSeries
provides integration between applications running on different
hardware platforms.
With its "no-code" approach to application interoperability,
COPERNICUS operates on the MQSeries platform to provide the
translations which allow information flowing between business
applications to be meaningful when it arrives.
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"IBM's selection of COPERNICUS validates New Paradigm's
leadership position in offering the best universal data
translation solution in the marketplace," Mr. Blundell continued,
"and we are refocusing our business to provide the strongest
support to IBM and other distributors of COPERNICUS."
The Middleware Market
According to such leading industry analysts as the Gartner Group,
the size of the middleware market is currently estimated at more
than $1 billion annually and will rise to $3 billion by the year
2000.
New Paradigm's COPERNICUS MQSeries solution is already licensed
to Transquest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The
contract provides for COPERNICUS to be supplied to Transquest on
three different platforms with options on additional platforms.
About New Paradigm
New Paradigm Software Corporation designs and implements software
which integrates disparate systems across the enterprise. New
Paradigm Commerce provides intelligent solutions in electronic
commerce and over the Internet. For more information, visit our
web site at http://www.newparadigm.com.
New Paradigm is a Premier member of IBM's award-winning Business
Enterprise Solutions Team (BESTeam) program. The IBM BESTeam
program is a worldwide program for system and network
integrators, value-added resellers and consultants. BESTeam
members receive professional development and marketing support --
including 24-hour technical assistance, lead referrals, local
sales team contact, extensive product information, creative
marketing tools, modular training programs and industry-
recognized certification. The program enhances opportunities for
qualified members to sell and support IBM's portfolio of software
solutions.
IBM
IBM, the world largest software provider, creates, develops and
manufactures the industry's most advanced information
technologies, including computer systems, software, networking
systems, storage devices and microelectronics.
IBM offers complete information about the company, its products,
services and technology through the World Wide Web. The fastest
and easiest way to get information about IBM is go to the IBM
home page at http://www.software.ibm.com.
