Franklin Quest Co. Introduces New Version of Ascend for Windows

Salt Lake City, Utah; October 20, 1992--Franklin Quest Co. (NYSE:FNQ) has
released a new version of their personal information management (PIM)
software, Ascend for Windows.

The new version 4.0 of Ascend now integrates Contact Management
capabilities into the existing PIM features of Ascend. Other new features
include support for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), Dynamic Data
Exchange (DDE), and enhanced printing and forms support, such as activity
summary reports and monthly calendars.

Ascend 4.0 adds a floating, customizable tool bar and font control for
notes. The global searching features of Ascend have also been enhanced
considerably.

Ascend 4.0 also introduces "Sound Notes." Sound Notes allow you to actually
embed recorded voice notes to tasks, appointments, and notes by using the
microphone of multimedia equipped PCs. "We recognized that it would be
much easier and quicker to capture the main points of a phone call using
the recording features of Sound Notes than typing or writing the
information," said Kevin Carmony, vice president of Franklin's Technology
Division. "Ascend is the first PIM or contact manager to introduce this
innovative feature."

Recognizing the expanding role of workgroup computing, Ascend 4.0 supports
E-mail facilities with Microsoft Mail and Microsoft's new Windows for
Workgroups.

In order to make Ascend compatible with the new line of pen computers now
flooding the market, Ascend 4.0 supports Windows for Pen Computing and has
many new pen centric features such as freehand drawing, annotation, and
gesture recognition.

Franklin has also just introduced a version of Ascend for the Macintosh
computer.

Ascend is developed and marketed by Franklin Quest Co., a leading provider
of training seminars and products designed to improve individual
productivity through effective time management. Over one million
individuals currently use the Franklin Day Planner system.

The suggested list price for Ascend is $199.

Franklin Quest Co.
2550 South Decker Lake Blvd, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
801-975-9992;  800-877-1814;  Fax: 801-975-9995

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