MULTI-AD SERVICES SHIPS MULTI-AD SEARCH 2.0

March 31, 1993 -- PEORIA, IL--Multi-Ad Services, Inc., announces the
release and shipping of a significant upgrade to Multi-Ad Search 1.0, the
full-featured graphic cataloging and retrieval system for the professional
electronic production environment.

According to Marc Radosevic, marketing manager, Media Services Division,
"Search 2.0 is new from the ground up. We've more than tripled the number
of images Search can handle, and we can now open and search across
multiple catalogs. In addition, our search and retrieval times have been
cut literally in half. This version is a quantum leap in technology over
Aldus Fetch. In fact, when you look at the feature set of Aldus Fetch and
the old version of Search [released in 1991], it's difficult to tell the
difference between the two."

Multi-Ad Search 2.0 is totally rewritten with a faster database engine and
cleaner user-interface. The upgrade maintains all Search 1.0 capabilities
and provides the ability to convert Version 1.0 files as well as Aldus
Fetch 1.0 files. Search 2.0 can now easily handle 160,000+ images per
catalog from various file formats including EPS (Mac/PC), PICT, TIFF,
RIFF, JPEG, MacPaint and Multi-Ad Creator. Also, Search 2.0 allows the
user to open and search across up to ten catalogs at once. Art can be
found whether it is mounted locally or on servers and an be accessed by
multiple users in a network environment. Search 2.0 can launch other
applications, and it automatically recatalogs images modified by an
application it has launched. With Search 2.0's improved printing
flexibility, the user is able to print catalogs, keyword lists, thumbnails
and/or actual images. Optimized for System 7, the Place Apple event
support within Search 2.0 provides tighter integration with Multi-Ad
Creator, QuarkXPress and Aldus PageMaker. Multi-Ad Search 2.0 also has the
ability to read and access pnot resources.

Search 2.0 catalogs will be provided with Multi-Ad's monthly electronic art
services, AdBuilder and SCANT". In addition, Search 2.0 catalogs will also
enhance the electronic Kwikee Illustration System. A run-time version will
be available for CD-ROM publishers.

All registered Search 1.0 users will receive free upgrades ($9.95 U.S.
dollars for shipping and handling). The suggested retail price of Search
2.0 is $249. In addition, multi-user packages will be available. The
5-user pack retails for $935 and the 10-user pack for $1800.

Multi-Ad Search is a product of Multi-Ad Services, Inc. For over 46 years,
Multi-Ad Services has provided customers with the most advanced and
comprehensive retail advertising services available.

Multi-Ad Services, 1720 W. Detweiller Dr, Peoria, IL 61615-1695
309-692-1530;  fax: 309-692-6566

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