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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 18, 1999
LANGUAGEWARE.NET (COMPANY) LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
0-26349
(Commission File Number)
N/A
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
C/O Yigal Arnon & Co.
22 Rivlin Street
Jerusalem 91000 Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
011-972-2-623-9200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Former name, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Change of Corporate Name. On October 6, 1999, Accent Software
International Ltd., the registrant (the "Registrant"), the Israeli Registrar of
Companies accepted the Certificate of Name Change filed by Registrant, changing
the name of the company from "Accent Software International Ltd." to
"LanguageWare.net (Company) Ltd." The corporate name change was approved by
the Registrant's stockholders on June 25, 1999 at the Registrant's General and
Extraordinary Meeting of Stockholders in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Registrant has also changed its trading symbols to "LWNTF" from "ACNTF"
for its Ordinary Shares and to "LWNUF" from "ACNUF" for its Units.
Copies of the Registrant's Certificate of Name Change is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release announcing
the name change is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1 Certificate of Name Change effective dated October 6, 1999
99.2 Press Release dated October 6, 1999 with respect to
Registrant's corporate name change.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LANGUAGEWARE.NET (COMPANY) LTD.
By: /s/ Todd Oseth
Todd Oseth
CEO/President
Dated: October 18, 1999
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1 Certificate of Name Change effective dated October 6, 1999.
99.2 Press Release dated October 6, 1999 with respect to Registrant's
corporate name change.
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[Free non-binding translation from the Hebrew original] EXHIBIT 99.1
Ministry of Justice Registrar of Companies
[Emblem of the State of Israel]
The Companies Ordinance (New Version) 1983
Certificate of Change of Name
I do hereby authorize that pursuant to a Special Resolution and in accordance
with section 37 of the Companies Ordinance (New Version) 1983, the company:
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ACCENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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did change its name, and will henceforth be known as:
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LANGUAGEWARE.NET (COMPANY) LTD.
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The above amended name has been registered in the Register of Companies.
Given with this signature at Jerusalem on this 6th day of the month of October
1999.
Company Number
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52-004271-4
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[signature]
Registrar of Companies
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Accent Software International
2864 South Circle Drive
[LOGO OF ACCENT SOFTWARE APPEARS HERE] Suite 500
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-955-3400 main
719-955-0282 fax
COMPANY CONTACTS: EXHIBIT 99.2
Todd Oseth, President & CEO
719-955-3400 x3410 phone
[email protected]
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Deborah Park
Corporate Communications
719-955-3400 x3405 phone
[email protected]
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For Immediate Release
Accent to Conduct Business Under the Name LanguageWare.net
New name reflects strategy to provide
global e-business solutions over the Internet.
Colorado Springs, CO--October 6, 1999 - As of today, Accent Software
International (OTCBB: ACNTF and ACNUF) will begin conducting its business under
the name LanguageWare.net and will aggressively expand its global e-business
solutions to corporations that are taking their Internet business worldwide.
Stock for the company will continue to be traded on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board with the ticker symbol: ACNTF, and Units as ACNUF, until further
notice. The company expects that the name of the company will be officially
changed to LanguageWare.net (Company) Ltd. Before the end of the year and will
change its ticker symbol at the time the official name change occurs.
"This name change reflects the company's evolution and transition toward
providing global Internet solutions," explains Todd Oseth, president & CEO.
"Many have predicted, and current trends confirm, that within a couple years the
majority of Internet users will not speak English as their native language.
Although many consumers worldwide will use English for their Internet commerce,
we offer solutions to companies that recognize the competitive advantage in
offering consumers, not only web pages in their native language, but database
searches, monetary information and technical support as well. At
LanguageWare.net, we believe that running a successful worldwide operation
requires integrated language solutions at every level of business."
With this name change, LanguageWare.net will begin to roll out a wide array of
multilingual global e-business solutions. Some of these offerings include
multilingual Web site development, maintenance, and e-commerce solutions, along
with the unique ability to view, search and build multilingual databases on
English operating systems, and database and desktop capabilities that allow
Asian (double-byte) characters to be viewed on English operating systems. In
addition, LanguageWare.net offers a fully integrated, online machine and human
translation portal, with real-time multilingual, multi-cultural
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Accent Software International - Name Change News Release - p.2
customer support and sales system development, software localization services,
along with a network of thousands of in-county, native-speaking translators that
are instantly screened and accessed via LanguageWare.net's Internet server
technology.
Portions of this press release contain historical information and forward-
looking statements. Statements looking forward in time are included pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks and the Company's actual
results in future periods may be materially different from any future
performance suggested herein.
About Accent Software International: Accent Software International, founded in
1988, provides global e-business solutions that allow customers, vendors,
suppliers and employees around the world to communicate with each other in their
native languages. The company, doing business as LanguageWare.net, is the only
source for integrated language solutions over the Internet that enable
successful worldwide e-business. For additional information visit the company's
Web site at http://www.LanguageWare.net/.
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