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The Franzis GmbH is a German publisher based in Haar, Germany and part of the WEKA Mediengruppe. Founded in 1920 as a publishing house for technical books, it now offers both technical and computer-related books and software, including the German distribution of products such as Photomatix Pro [1] and Alcohol 120%. [2]

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References

  1. Schmid, Daniela (2010-12-14). "Franzis Verlag stellt Photomatix Pro 4.0 für Mac und PC vor" (in German). digitalkamera.de. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. Bruegmann, Ulrich (November 4, 2007). Gecheckt- geheckt: Spiele kopieren. Ulrich. p. 21. ISBN   978-3-00-022964-0.