4D, INC. OFFERS 4D MEETING 1.0 FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

4D, Inc., has released 4D Meetings 1.0, a full-fledged meetings and task management system to help even the most basic computer users better manage their daily lives and workload.

With 4D Meetings 1.0, users can organize contacts, send e-mails, create meeting agendas, distribute meeting minutes, assign tasks, and generate reports.

"4D Meetings is for anybody and everybody who needs organization in their daily lives," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "Managing tasks, generating reports, and firing off e-mails are made simple and efficient with 4D Meetings."

Powerful, yet easy-to-use 4D Meetings 1.0 is available to download for free at http://www.4d.com. A comparable product with far fewer features sells for as much as $70 by one software maker.

One of 4D Meetings 1.0's great features is called synchronization. Users can sync data from 4D Meetings to Microsoft Outlook XP (and newer versions), Address Book and iCal on the Macintosh OS X v10.3 (Panther). This feature easily allows you to import all of your contact, task and event items from popular electronic address applications that don't offer the wide-range of functions as 4D Meetings. This synching feature allows you to keep each member of your team informed of his/her specific task.

4D Meetings keeps you organized and in control of all your meeting details, allowing you to remain focused on your message and in touch with your associates. Other features allow you to:

* Quickly manage meeting information, actions, and contacts in one personalized environment.

* Equip associates with reports containing necessary details of time and location as well as background information, notes, and agenda- all easily extracted from records created in and out of 4D Meetings.

* Archive meeting minutes, attendance sheets, task delegations, and other related files for easy future reference.

* Actively involve associates by delegating tasks and updating them on recent happenings.

* Safely enfold Multiple Users into 4D Meetings with its incorporated security system.

In addition, 4D Meetings offers ready-to-use templates that let you quickly send informative e-mails to contacts and associates. You can even tailor a template to suit your needs by simply selecting from an array of formulas that 4D provides. If those formulas don't satisfy, you can customize your own template.

4D Meetings also allows you to generate customized reports at the touch of a mouse with the powerful 4D Meetings report engine. Users can also add supportive details from advanced calculations to graphs.

4D Meetings runs on Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Macintosh OS X v.10.3 Panther.

Comparison Shop: FileMaker has a similar product that sells for as much as $70. 4D Meetings, again, is free. And FileMaker Meetings doesn't even offer as many features. See below how you are limited if you're using FileMaker Meetings.

About 4D Inc.

4D, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a manufacturer of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications. 4D, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D, SA, which has distribution channels in more than 30 countries.

4D, Inc. can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.4d.com/.

For more information, call 408/557-4600.