June 23, 1992 -- Perry, FL -- askSam Systems is preparing a Windows version
of askSam, its popular Information Manager for release in the 4th quarter
of this year. askSam combines word processing, text retrieval, and
database functions, allowing users to manage structured and unstructured
information. As a warehouse for information, askSam can organize and
manipulate names and addresses, research or marketing information,
bibliographies, legal texts, correspondence, and much more.

askSam for Windows takes advantage of the Windows environment to provide a
very user-friendly, yet powerful interface. Drop-down menus and dialog
boxes allow an absolute novice to manage information, while askSam's icon
bar and keyboard shortcuts provide instant access to the most important
word processing and database functions. To offer users direct access to
information, askSam has a command line. From the command line users can
enter requests and locate information without having to navigate through
menus.

The word processing capabilities of askSam have been greatly enhanced in
the Windows version. Support for multiple fonts, as well as, variable tab
and margin settings, allow askSam to handle daily word processing needs.
Documents may also contain graphics which can be resized, copied, or
moved.

Phil Schnyder, Product Manager at askSam Systems commented, "The advantage
to using askSam for simple word processing tasks is that your
correspondence is continued immediately archived. You never have to spend
time looking through files trying to determine where a certain bit of
information is located. I don't see askSam as a replacement for products
such as Word for Windows, but there are certainly quite a few people
looking for a quick and simple way to write and archive memos, faxes,
letters, and contracts. The Windows version of askSam offers them an ideal
solution."

Managing information in askSam requires no structure. Like a text retrieval
program, askSam searches through documents for specific words or phrases.
If, however, data is structured, askSam acts like a database outputting
fields, sorting data, performing arithmetic, and creating reports.
Combining these capabilities users can interweave structured data with
free-form text to manage nearly any kind of information.

Data from the present DOS version may be searched and read by askSam for
Windows without conversion. If the data is modified in the Windows
version, it must be exported before it may be accessed again by the DOS
version. Future DOS versions will have the capability to share files with
askSam for Windows. The Windows version offers a subset of askSam commands
found in the DOS version 5.1. "askSam for Windows is not meant for
programming applications, as is its DOS counterpart. The Windows version
brings information to the masses", said Schnyder.

For a limited time, any version of askSam 5.1 ordered directly from askSam
Systems will include a coupon for a free copy of askSam for Windows.

List Price:   askSam for Windows - $395 
              askSam 5.1 for DOS - $395

Requirements: Runs on Windows 3.0 and 3.1. Requires 2.5 MB
              of disk space and at least 2MB of RAM is
              required.

Background:   askSam Systems is a privately held company that specializes
in making information accessible. They develop and market information
management and distribution tools for microcomputers.

askSam Systems, PO Box 1428, 119 S. Washington St, Perry, FL 32347
800-800-1997

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