> PRESS RELEASE > > Wholly Genes Software of Columbia, Maryland is proud to announce a new > companion product for family tree software users. > > Family Tree SuperToolsT offers powerful wall charting features and many > other exciting add-ons to users of many popular family tree programs. It > works directly with the data from those programs (i.e., without GEDCOM) so > that users may continue to use their existing program while having access > to these new features: > > - A meta-project manager > Family Tree SuperTools allows the user to manage multiple independent data > sets within the same project. View data sets from different researchers > and/or different programs in one master alphabetical list _without_ merging > them. Ideal for coordinating and comparing data with other researchers. > > - One-click web searches > Search among the largest family tree databases, including FamilySearch.org, > Ancestry.com, Rootsweb.com, Gendex.com, and GenealogyPortal.com. Search > multiple sites at the same time for individuals or groups of names, > including all spelling variations. No more data entry on web forms - just > point and click to limit the search to names, dates, and places contained > within your data project. > > - Multimedia Slideshows > Produce slideshows with pictures, video, sound, and text taken directly > from your project or by drag-and-drop from the Windows Explorer. Control > special effects, timing between frames, transitions, etc. Includes a free > viewer to send completed slideshows to relatives on a CD-ROM. > > - Timelines > Display the events in your ancestors' lives in the context of history. > > - Heirloom quality wall charts and fan charts > Includes an integrated copy of Visual ChartformT, the most flexible > charting utility in the industry. > Create ancestor or descendant box charts in any orientation. Create fan > charts up to full-circle. Click-n-drag boxes or any object on the chart, > rotate text, add additional images, text, etc. > > - Wall Chart Printing Service > Got charts? After you design a chart with Family Tree SuperTools, > Chartform Delivery service will print them on a high-quality large-format > printer (up to 3'x30') at prices starting at just $19.95 per chart. Point > and click in Family Tree SuperTools to submit charts securely over the web > for the fastest turn-around. > > - plus.display the names of people in different colors for different > conditions ("accents"), save user-defined screen layouts, and more. > > Family Tree SuperTools uses GenBridgeT import technology to read data > directly from The Master GenealogistT, Family Tree MakerT, Personal > Ancestral File v4T, Ultimate Family TreeT, Family OriginsT, LegacyT, and > other products. (GEDCOM is also supported). After adding or editing data > in the original program, users of Family Tree SuperTools simply click on > <Refresh> to bring it up to date. > > Family Tree SuperTools uses a fully 32-bit interface and supports long file > names, right-click menus, etc. It is effectively a read-only version of > The Master Genealogist (TMG) v5.0, which is under development. > > Family Tree SuperTools retails for $19.95 as a downloadable > utility. Advance orders are now being accepted for $14.95. CD-ROM is > $5.00 extra plus shipping. Release is expected in about 30 > days. Registered users of TMG v4.0 who place an advance order for FTST > will also receive a credit of $14.95 toward their later upgrade to TMG5. > > Wholly Genes Software was founded in 1993 to provide professional caliber > software tools to genealogists. Its cornerstone product, The Master > Genealogist (TMG), is among the most highly rated and popular products for > family historians. For more information, see www.whollygenes.com or call > toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-TMG-FAMILY. > > The Master Genealogist, GenBridge, Family Tree SuperTools, Visual > Chartform, and Chartform Delivery are trademarks of Wholly Genes, Inc. All > other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. >