Amwest Sponsors BailPro for DOS Software Y2K Enhancement.CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999-- Amwest Surety An individual who undertakes an obligation to pay a sum of money or to perform some duty or promise for another in the event that person fails to act. surety n. Insurance Co. Friday announced that it has underwritten a special Year 2000 upgrade of BailPro v4.0 software for DOS. The enhancement will allow BailPro for DOS to function properly after Dec. 31, 1999. "Many of our agents began using BailPro for DOS before the Windows version was ready, and some of them aren't ready or willing to switch by the end of 1999," explained Tom Kiefer, vice president, Amwest Court Division. "To help these bail agents, we arranged for Micromega Systems to enhance the DOS program, and provide it to BailPro customers who currently have a valid license for the DOS version." Amwest has arranged for this enhancement to be made available to all qualified BailPro customers, regardless of whether or not they write for Amwest. "We're doing this as a service and gesture of good will to the bail industry at large, regardless of which surety an agent prefers," said Kiefer. For those agents who continue to use the DOS version of BailPro and who are not yet ready to switch to a new software package, this enhancement will give them continued use of the DOS version into the next millennium until they are ready to move to a Windows bail agency management software program. Amwest has underwritten both the cost of making the DOS version Year 2000 ready as well as the testing of the finished product. Micromega will charge users a minimal fee for the Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 software enhancement, to cover the upgrade and support costs. For specific information about the enhanced BailPro for DOS, contact sales@micromegasystems.com; 415/945-3333. BailPro for DOS users will need proof of purchase and a copy of the original invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. or a signed copy of the BailPro 4.0 for DOS license. Amwest Surety Insurance is a Calabasas-based insurance company specializing in surety bonds surety bond An insurance fee required before a duplicate security is issued to replace one that has been lost. The fee is approximately 4% of the market value of the security to be replaced. , including bail, contract, court and commercial bonds. Founded in 1970, Amwest Insurance Group Inc., its parent company, is publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMW AMW America's Most Wanted (TV show) AMW Air Mobility Wing AMW Amphibious Warfare AMW Ask Me Why (Beatles song) AMW Angewandte Medienwissenschaft (German: Applied Media Studies) ), is Treasury-listed, and rated "A-" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co. Further information on Amwest can be found on its Web site at www.amwest.com. |
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