Cosmi Corporation (COSMI) is an American computer software company based in

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Software publishing

Cosmi Corporation was established in 1982, founded by George Johnson. The company published titles for many

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systems such as the

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, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. This included many games, such as '' Forbidden Forest'', '' The President Is Missing,'' or the very popular ''

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''. It also published utility software including a

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, street maps, vacation planners, a 3D World Atlas, and other tools.

Products

Cosmi products include business and productivity, graphics and publishing, utilities, learning, languages, and games software. Cosmi produces famous titles such as: * Print Perfect Scrapbook Deluxe - Creates memorable scrapbook layouts, templates, designs, decorative artwork, and photo editing tools. * mySkins iPod Video - Styles and protects the surface of the iPod. * Website Promoter - Contains tools that will drive traffic to a website, optimise rankings in key search engines, and boost site's popularity.

Recent activity

In recent years, Cosmi published shovelware sold at

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and

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. They still publish utility programs, such as Perfect Website Creator. Cosmi published a version of OpenOffice.org called Platinum Perfect Pro Office System Software. In 2012, Cosmi acquired ValuSoft from the now-defunct video game publisher THQ for an undisclosed sum.

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