"Family Gathering" Brings Your Family Tree To Life Online! New PC Title From Palladium Interactive Uses Online Links To Assist in Researching and Chronicling Detailed Family Histories.SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1996--Palladium Interactive today introduced its latest CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). -- Family Gathering. Scheduled for release in May, Family Gathering will be the first genealogy software Genealogy software is computer software used to collect, store, sort, and visualize genealogical data. Genealogy software will often generate kinship charts based on the data entered. product to offer integrated online components, linking users to thousands of information sources through the World Wide Web and allowing them to create their own custom family web pages. Family Gathering is a product like no other. Its simple, user-friendly interface guides individuals through the steps of creating the most in-depth family histories possible, going well beyond traditional family tree software. To do this, the title unlocks the power of information sources found on the World Wide Web. Family Gathering users will be allowed to travel seamlessly to the product's proprietary web site. From there individuals can access the best genealogy information and experts, genealogy chat rooms and even obtain customized family research. The Family Gathering CD-ROM includes a direct online solution from the CompuServe Internet Division for those users who do not have their own browser. Beyond its groundbreaking online features, Family Gathering offers the most comprehensive tools for chronicling and sharing your family's history -- even without online access. Family Gathering lets users create not just simple family trees This is an index of family trees available. It includes noble, politically important and royal families as well as fictional families and thematic diagrams. Europe
With a touch of a button, Family Gathering also creates a custom web page for your family. You can design a custom online museum by filling it with your research, scanned-in photographs, printed materials -- even voice recordings. Individuals can hold a family reunion Often an annual event, a family reunion takes place on a specified day each year for the purpose of keeping an extended family closer together. Some reunions may be held less often. in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. by giving all their relatives the web site address (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. ). Like any family tree, Family Gathering is a CD-ROM that is always growing. Through the dedicated web site, users can constantly update their own family histories and find out more about the world of genealogy. Web site areas feature expert advice from L.A. Times syndicated columnist Inc.com defines a syndicated columnist as, "[A] person hired by publications or broadcast organizations to produce written or spoken commentary about specific feature subjects. , Myra Vanderpool Gormley, up-to-date articles and reference information, listings of genealogy sites and other Internet resources, chat rooms, moderated discussion boards, and much more. Family Gathering's exclusive online partnership with one of the world's largest genealogy search services, Lineages, Inc., gives users access to information on over 160 million individuals. Special emphasis will be put on providing information sources and expert advice across multiple cultures and ethnic groups, including the African-American, Native American and Jewish communities. "Family Gathering is really the first product that allows people to discover their true heritage," said Ed Bernstein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Palladium Interactive. "It is easy and fun to use, yet provides the most complete reporting options available in genealogy software. Couple that with the unrivaled on-line research functions and you've got the gold standard of genealogy software." Developed by the co-creator of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is a software program for teaching touch typing. It is published by Brøderbund. The original version was published by The Software Toolworks. The program has been published regularly since 1993. and Chessmaster, two of the most successful software products of all time, along with the country's foremost computer genealogy experts, Family Gathering will be a PC-compatible CD-ROM, running on Windows '95 and 3.1. The suggested retail price will be $49.95. Headquartered in Sausalito, Calif., Palladium Interactive was founded in 1994 by former executives of Broderbund, Mindscape mind·scape n. A mental or psychological scene or area of the imagination. , Activision and other technology companies to explore new opportunities in the development and distribution of interactive multimedia. Combining the best aspects of CD-ROM with the growing influence of the World Wide Web, the company includes online components in all its products. Palladium Interactive is backed by U.S. Venture Partners and Canaan Partners. For more information on Palladium Interactive and its products check out the company's web site at http://www.palladiumnet.com. CONTACT: Palladium Interactive Steve Feuling, 415/289-4000 Ext.413 or Access Communications
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