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askSam Web Publisher Receives 1997 Web Tool Award

Perry, Fl - July 31, 1997 - askSam Systems, developers of award winning free-form database and publishing software, was among thirty companies honored at the 1997 Web Tools Awards ceremony held in New York City at WEB.X / PC EXPO.

     Presented an Honorable Mention in the 1997 Web Tools Awards Search Tools category, the askSam 3.0 Web Publisher, offers a simplified approach to publishing documents and databases on the Internet and intranets.   The primary goal of the Web Publisher is to reduce Web site development costs by providing a quick and easy way to add and update content. askSam imports existing word processing or database files and creates new documents without using HTML.  The file on the server is a "live" askSam database (not converted to HTML).

     askSam includes a full-text search engine so that users can search a database or an entire Web site using full-text, Boolean, proximity, date, and numeric searches.   The askSam Web Publisher provides an inexpensive approach for publishing help desks, policy manuals, reference materials and technical specifications on corporate intranets.  It is also serves as a useful tool for gathering resumes, product registrations, and other information via the Internet.

     An advisory board of 30 experts selected the askSam 3.0 as one of thirty products from a database of approximately 450 tools and utilities, to be honored with the 1997 Web Tool Award.  

     The Editors' Choice Awards were presented by Michael Floyd, Editor-in-Chief of Web Techniques (http://www.webtechniques.com), the monthly technical magazine for professionals who design, develop and manage World Wide Web sites, and Dale Dougherty, the publisher of Web Review (http://webreview.com), the premier weekly site offering practical information, opinions, and business news for people who design and develop Web sites of all sizes.  

     Demos of askSam 3.0 and the askSam Web Publisher are available to download from the askSam Web site - http://www.asksam.com.   Contact the askSam Sales Department for more information at 800-800-1997 (USA) or 850-584-6590 or via email at info@asksam.com.  

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Press Contact:

     Bea McKinney - askSam Systems

     Post Office Box 1428, Perry FL 32348

     Email: bea@asksam.com

     Phone: 850-584-6590

     Fax: 850-584-7481

     http://www.asksam.com

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