AUTOMATIC CONVERSIONS HIGHLIGHT NEW RELEASE OF PRENTICE HALL'S FAST!
ADVANTAGE

ATLANTA, April 25 -- Prentice Hall Professional Software has shipped
version 2.02 of FAST! Advantage, the company's comprehensive trial balance
workpaper product. This release features automatic conversion from other
workpaper products, such as ATB, without purchasing additional software.
With the release of version 2.02, FAST! Advantage now automatically
converts account numbers, descriptions, and balances from the current and
prior year, allowing accountants to make a smooth transition to Prentice
Hall's product. "Including these conversions makes switching from another
workpaper package to FAST! Advantage quick and efficient," said Senior
Product Manager, Accounting Products, Suzanne E. Phillips, CPA.

Automatic Data Import

FAST! Advantage version 2.02 also includes an automatic data import from
Prentice Hall's new suite of integrated accounting modules, Business Ties,
and the company's client write-up package, Financial Reporting. Using
FAST! Advantage to import balances from these products can save
accountants a tremendous amount of time entering data. For example,
Business Ties clients can simply hand their accountants a data diskette,
which the accountant can use to prepare a trial balance, workpapers and
financial statements. This same client's information can then be used to
prepare 1120, 1120S and 1065 business tax returns using The Prentice Hall
Tax System. This level of integration eliminates hours of data entry and
the associated risk of error for accounting professionals.

Availability, Support and System Requirements

The suggested retail price for FAST! Advantage is $395 and comes with a
30-day moneyback guarantee. FAST! Advantage requires an IBM and 100%
compatible 80286-based PC, DOS 3.1 or later, and 510K RAM. Prentice Hall
recommends an 80386 or 80486-based PC, a color monitor, and DOS 5.0 or
later for optimum efficiency.

Prentice Hall Professional Software is an industry leader in professional
accounting, tax and real estate management software, serving more than
10,000 customers. The company is a member of the Software and Information
Services Division of Paramount Publishing's Business, Technical and
Professional Group. Paramount Publishing is one of the world's leading
publishers of computer, educational, consumer, and business, technical,
and professional books. It is a division of the New York-based Paramount
Communications, Inc., a global entertainment and publishing company which
is a majority-owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc. Prentice Hall Professional
Software can be contacted at P.O. Box 723597, 2400 Lake Park Drive,
Atlanta, GA 31139 or by telephone at (800) 241-3306, or in Atlanta at
(404) 432-1996

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