Software MacKiev
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software Development |
| Founded 📆 | 1993 |
| Founder 👔 | Jack Minsky |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Jack Minsky (President) |
| Products 📟 | Various software titles |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | Official Website |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Software MacKiev is a private software development and publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for its portfolio of consumer and educational software products.
History[edit]
Software MacKiev was founded in 1993 by Jack Minsky. The company has a history of acquiring and maintaining various software brands, some of which were originally developed by other companies. Notable acquisitions include:
- Kid Pix: Originally created by Craig Hickman, Kid Pix became popular when first released in 1989. It was published by Brøderbund and later acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Software MacKiev acquired the Kid Pix software brand from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in October 2011.[1]
- HyperStudio: Software MacKiev acquired the HyperStudio brand from Sunburst Technologies in 2007.
- The Print Shop: Software MacKiev unveiled The Print Shop for Mac 2.0 at Macworld Expo Boston in 2005, featuring a redesigned project window and enhanced layout features.[2]
- Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: Software MacKiev acquired the brand from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- ClueFinders: Software MacKiev released educational software titles under the ClueFinders brand in 2006.[3]
- Edmark Thinkin' Things: Software MacKiev acquired the brand from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia: Details of the acquisition are unspecified.
Software MacKiev's product portfolio includes various consumer and educational software titles, catering to a range of users and purposes.[4] The company aims to maintain and enhance these software products, ensuring their continued availability to users.[5] Software MacKiev has released new versions of some of its legacy brands. For instance, they developed "Kid Pix Deluxe 3D," a drawing program for children with modern features and capabilities. Originally created by Craig Hickman, Kid Pix became popular when first released in 1989.[6]
In July 2020, Software MacKiev was involved in a data leak incident. A misconfigured ElasticSearch server exposed user data, impacting numerous MacKiev users. The leaked data included sensitive information, prompting security researchers at WizCase to discover and report the breach.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Software MacKiev Acquires Kid Pix® Brand From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt". PR Newswire. 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "The Print Shop for Mac 2.0".
- ↑ "Three classics brought to life by Software MacKiev".
- ↑ "Products".
- ↑ "About Software MacKiev".
- ↑ "Software MacKiev Acquires Kid Pix® Brand From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt".
- ↑ "Software firm leaks 25GB worth of subscription & Ancestry.com user data".
External links[edit]
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