Cosmi Corporation (COSMI) is an American computer software company based in Carson, California.
Cosmi Corporation (COSMI) is an American computer software company based in Carson, California.
Cosmi Corporation was established in 1982, founded by George Johnson. [1] The company published titles for many personal computer systems such as the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. [2] This included many games, such as Forbidden Forest , The President Is Missing, or the very popular Aztec Challenge . It also published utility software including a database, word processor, spreadsheet, street maps, vacation planners, a 3D World Atlas, and other tools. [3] [4]
Cosmi products include business and productivity, graphics and publishing, utilities, learning, languages, and games software. [5]
Cosmi produces famous titles such as: [5]
In recent years,[ when? ] Cosmi published shovelware sold at Best Buy and Office Depot. [6] [7] They still publish utility programs, such as Perfect Website Creator. [8]
Cosmi published a version of OpenOffice.org called Platinum Perfect Pro Office System Software. [9]
In 2012, Cosmi acquired ValuSoft from the now-defunct video game publisher THQ for an undisclosed sum. [10]
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