NCH Software explained

NCH Software
Type:Private
Foundation:1993
Key People:Peter Lupton, Founder and CEO
Products:NCH Software Product List

NCH Software is an Australian software company founded in 1993 in Canberra, Australia. The Colorado office was started in April 2008 due to the large U.S. customer base.[1]

Software products

NCH Software provides software programs for audio, video, business, dictation and transcription, graphics, telephony and other utilities. On September 26, 2014, cnet.com showed their most-frequently downloaded program from NCH Software was WavePad Sound Editor Masters Edition.[2]

VideoPad is the firm's video editing application for the home and professional market.[3] [4] [5] It is part of a suite that integrates with other software created by the company. This other software includes WavePad, a sound-editing program;[6] MixPad, a sound-mixing program;[1] PhotoPad, a photo and image editor;[7] Prism a video format converter;[8] Express Burn, disc burning software; Switch, an audio format converter, Express Scribe, a transcription software, Express Zip, a file compression software, and Debut, a screen recorder and video capture software.

Controversy

During 2013, some computer security companies categorized NCH software as bloatware because it bundled the Google Toolbar. In July 2015, NCH Software announced[9] [10] it was no longer bundling the Google toolbar. As of November 30, 2015, NCH Software is marked clean by all major antivirus products.[11] [12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: May . Scott . 2011-06-28 . NCH Software offers fantastic, affordable apps . . 2014-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162451/http://www.columbiatribune.com/business/pc_info/nch-software-offers-fantastic-affordable-apps/article_4209599e-dde1-5817-9e3a-d71130004eb2.html . 2017-09-11 . live .
  2. Web site: Search Results for NCH Software. Download.com. CNET . 26 September 2014 .
  3. News: Chadwick . Danny . 2014-03-11 . VideoPad Master's Edition . Top Ten Reviews . 2014-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140922090615/http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/videopad-review.html . 2014-09-22 . live .
  4. News: Muchmore . Michael . 2012-03-30 . VideoPad Video Editor . . 2014-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140930082052/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402428,00.asp . 2014-09-30 . live .
  5. News: Eldridge . Andrea . 2012-07-29 . Nerds on Computers: Editing software brings out the awesome, skips the boredom . . 2014-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140922091745/http://www.redding.com/business/nerds-on-computers-editing-software-brings-out . 2014-09-22 . live .
  6. News: NCH Software: Los mejores desarrolladores de herramientas. Fernandez. Edgardo. 2014-07-25. 2014-09-30. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140930073313/http://www.neoteo.com/los-mejores-desarrolladores-de-herramientas/. 2014-09-30. NeoTeo. NCH Software: The Best of Developer Tools.
  7. Book: Lewell, John . 2011 . Digital Photography for Next to Nothing: Free and Low Cost Hardware and Software to Help You Shoot Like a Pro . Hoboken . . 200–201 . 978-0-470-97058-4 .
  8. News: Streaming Home Movies Online. Biersdorfer. J. D.. 2014-03-07. The New York Times. 2020-01-22. en-US. 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: NCH Software discontinues Google Toolbar. 6 July 2015.
  10. Web site: NCH Software Safety Guarantee. Jan 15, 2016.
  11. Web site: Norton Safe Site passes NCH Software as safe. 17 November 2015.
  12. Web site: McAfee Safe Site passes NCH Software as safe. 30 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Mywot Web Review of NCH Software. 15 March 2016.