Pixel Innovations Ltd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, developer of the Termite, a terminal emulator graphical user interface development tool and communications package, has opened an office in Atlanta, Georgia to boost its US presence. Launched in 1989, Termite has now reached release 6.0 and has 30 emulations including a bundled TCP/IP stack, AS/400, IBM Corp and ICL Plc mainframe communications for $100. The company claims 100,000 users worldwide. Pixel made ú2.2m in revenues last year, employs 35 people and plans to have five people in Atlanta. It is also opening offices in Germany, in France and Sweden.