RE: Mirye [was Getting things the wrong way round]
> Hoping I'm not treading where I shouldn't, but I can't help but ask? > Wasn't Revolution itself somewhat of a "co-branded" version > of Metacard? How does this differ? As far as I can tell > from the website, Mirye is dedicated almost exclusively to Revolution. Revolution differs from MetaCard in a number of technological ways, plus, RR Ltd acquired MetaCard from MetaCard Corporation. RR Ltd develops and owns the code base which is Revolution. Mirye is a totally different entity - not a RR company. We don't own Revolution but we do publish it. Publishing involves selling and marketing (and in varying degrees, supporting) products that may or may not be made by the publisher itself. We've been concentrating mostly on Revolution and secondarily on Valentina (new Valentina products are on their way which are much better channel players), but we've also added a broad range of graphical and audio content to our store. I wanted to make sure we get the formula right, first. Plus, I also wanted to get 2.9 out - Revolution Media 2.9 was the last piece :-) > The other question would be, does Mirye take on other > products? Is it a way for a developer to take their products > to store shelves rather than internet download only? That's exactly it. My core team in North America and Japan have been actively involved in channel development for the last 11 years (much more for me personally) - that is, creating new venues or participating in existing venues to reach new customers. In that time, we've brought on team members who are very good at more logistical things like package design, web site development and branding. The internet as a commerce venue continues to evolve and become more profitable, as technology product customers have become accustomed to buying by direct download. However just putting something on a website doesn't mean its going to sell, or that its possible to stay competitive in the marketplace. It is true you can point out many successes that are internet only - a lot of Mac oriented companies after all didn't have, or don't have much other choice. In the end its all about expanding your customer base and reaching out to new customers, and what is considered a success is a matter of opinion. Internet sales themselves are now even more so typically the result of hybrid strategies involving cross-selling, partnerships, direct email, combined with print...the list goes on. Mirye does take on other products - what we are looking for primarily are products that are of interest in the digital production market. That includes cross-platform RIA type tools like Revolution, db back ends like Valentina, plus anything else that fits with the digital design/digital development marketspace. By partnering with community/commerce partners like Content Paradise, it has increased the pool of folks we can market to by about a million sets of eyeballs - very attractive indeed :-) The more a product fits with that target market, the more interested we are. If you have a product you'd like to get published, feel free to contact me directly. I am also setting aside some time at Revolution Live for a Birds of a Feather session on how to work with Mirye, what the various options are and the like. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks Mirye Software Publishing http://www.mirye.com Mirye Community NING http://miryesoftware.ning.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
RE: Mirye [was Getting things the wrong way round]
Hoping I'm not treading where I shouldn't, but I can't help but ask? Wasn't Revolution itself somewhat of a "co-branded" version of Metacard? How does this differ? As far as I can tell from the website, Mirye is dedicated almost exclusively to Revolution. The other question would be, does Mirye take on other products? Is it a way for a developer to take their products to store shelves rather than internet download only? Shari It is the co-branded version of Runtime Revolution sold through resellers, partners and directly from Mirye - http://www.mirye.com. Anything that's going through SHI, Academic SuperStore, Content Paradise, Renderosity, etc comes through us. We have a publishing agreement with Runtime. This doesn't preclude you buying directly from Runtime if you want. A major upside though is that, if you are in the Americas or Asia (we have an office in Japan), we can take care of order issues, special orders or the like more easily because we are in a more compatible time zone. Sales through us are all done in $USD. Our bundles, cross sells and special offers will differ a bit from Runtime's. We also have separate affiliate and publishing programs (quite different from RevSelect). Best regards, Lynn Fredricks -- Humorous sports t-shirts http://www.villagetshirts.com WlND0WS and MAClNT0SH shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
RE: Mirye [was Getting things the wrong way round]
> >I have to seriously plan product shipments - we are preparing Mirye > >Runtime Revolution for shipment to Amazon. What goes to > retail can't be > >something that's full of issues, since if it is, its more > likely to be > >shipped back from distribution after a lot of customer complaints. > >There's a huge cost associated with getting returns of bum product. > > What is Mirye Runtime Revolution? It is the co-branded version of Runtime Revolution sold through resellers, partners and directly from Mirye - http://www.mirye.com. Anything that's going through SHI, Academic SuperStore, Content Paradise, Renderosity, etc comes through us. We have a publishing agreement with Runtime. This doesn't preclude you buying directly from Runtime if you want. A major upside though is that, if you are in the Americas or Asia (we have an office in Japan), we can take care of order issues, special orders or the like more easily because we are in a more compatible time zone. Sales through us are all done in $USD. Our bundles, cross sells and special offers will differ a bit from Runtime's. We also have separate affiliate and publishing programs (quite different from RevSelect). Best regards, Lynn Fredricks Mirye Software Publishing http://www.mirye.com Mirye Community NING http://miryesoftware.ning.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Mirye [was Getting things the wrong way round]
Shari, I was wondering the same thing. Lynn probably can give a better answer, but here's what I found on Mirye's website (www.mirye.com): Mirye Software Publishing is the North American publisher of Runtime Revolution, the leading application and multimedia development environment based on the English-like, object language Revolution. It is the only software that builds native applications on all three major operating systems, Solaris and build native CGIs. M On Apr 19, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Shari wrote: I have to seriously plan product shipments - we are preparing Mirye Runtime Revolution for shipment to Amazon. What goes to retail can't be something that's full of issues, since if it is, its more likely to be shipped back from distribution after a lot of customer complaints. There's a huge cost associated with getting returns of bum product. What is Mirye Runtime Revolution? Shari -- Humorous sports t-shirts http://www.villagetshirts.com WlND0WS and MAClNT0SH shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
