Bigger Slice of Cake

Cakewalk has expanded its strategic relationship with Roland; in 1995, Roland began distributing Cakewalk products in Japan. In 2003, Roland invested in Cakewalk to help fund the development and marketing of joint products, as well as distributing products outside of the U.S. Now, Roland owns a bigger share of Cakewalk, but didn’t acquire the whole company; i.e., Cakewalk is not becoming a division of Roland. No other details of the agreement were announced, but stay tuned for future developments regarding the two companies creating joint products.