askSam Hits the Spanish Market

New askSam Versions in Spanish Language Just Released

Perry, FL - June 26, 1996 - askSam Systems has announced the availability of askSam, the award winning free-form database, in the Spanish language. Both single user and network Spanish versions of askSam 3.0 and 3.0 Professional are now shipping.  

Overview of Spanish Products

askSam 3.0

askSam is not just another database.  It is an easy to use, full function, free-form information manager. askSam provides complete Internet and on-line support, which allows the user to organize information using hypertext links and bookmarks. It includes an HTML import and export feature that turns web pages into managed documents in a database. The Internet Desktop allows archiving of e-mail and HTML files.  Coupled with its strong search engine, askSam's report writer is a powerful way to generate output in any form.

askSam 3.0 Professional

askSam Professional is by far the fastest version of askSam that has ever existed.  It includes all the features of version 3.0 and adds full-text indexing to askSam's searching.  Search hundreds of megabytes and thousands of documents in a matter of seconds instead of minutes as in previous versions.

System Requirements

The Spanish version of askSam will run on any IBM compatible computer with a 386 or 486 processor and at least 4 MB of RAM. It requires 6 MB of free disk space. askSam runs on the following operating systems: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, and O/S2.

askSam's Spanish Distributer

The askSam partner in Spain is ALIS Informatica. They are headquartered in Granada, with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Santiago de Chile, it serves dealers and distributors in all Spanish speaking countries. ALIS is a privately held company specializing in republishing foreign software for the Spanish speaking world.  The release of the Spanish version of askSam coincides nearly exactly with the tenth anniversary of ALIS Informatica. "We have introduced to the Spanish speaking market a unique tool which changes the way information is stored and searched.  We are confident that we can share in our market the success of askSam elsewhere", said Rainer Uphoff, ALIS Informatica's president.

Phil Schnyder, president of askSam Systems commented, "askSam has been very successful in the European market. Together with ALIS Informatica, we plan to duplicate this success in Spain and Latin America."

For additional information or to order, contact:

In Spain

     ALIS Informatica

     Barrio, 18

     E-18184 Beas De Granada

     Spain

     Phone: +34-58-549-000 or (in Spain) 902-300-000

     Fax: +34-58-545-125

     E-mail: 100010.1202@compuserve.com

A special evening hotline for Latin American users is available at tel. +34-58-549 128 where a salesperson is available until 12 p.m. Spanish time, 5 p.m. Argentinian time or 3 p.m. Mexican time.

In the U.S.

     askSam Systems

     P.O. Box 1428

     Perry, FL 32348

     Phone: 850-584-6590 or 800-800-1997

     Fax: 850-584-7481

     E-Mail: info@askSam.com

Press Contact:

      Bea McKinney - askSam Systems

      P.O. Box 1428; Perry, FL 32348

      Email: bea@asksam.com

      Phone: 800-800-1997 / 850-584-6590

      Fax: 850-584-7481     

      http://www.asksam.com

End Spanish Version Press Release

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