About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired Altamira, a transaction announced in September 1994.

Altamira operates in Multimedia / graphics (Image Composer, later bundled with FrontPage), is based in United States. Altamira Software, founded by Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith, developed Altamira Composer, an early object-based image-composition and editing application for Windows. Microsoft acquired the company and its imaging technology, which became the basis of Microsoft Image Composer bundled with FrontPage.

Acquire object-based image-composition technology and talent for Microsoft's multimedia and web-authoring tools.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
Altamira
Value
Not disclosed
Date
September 1994
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States
Segment
Multimedia / graphics (Image Composer, later bundled with FrontPage)
Announced
September 27, 1994

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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