CompuTrac announces start of beta testing.

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1996--CompuTrac, Inc. (AMEX:LLB) today announced the start of the beta testing period for its new Dimension(TM) time and billing system.

A Dallas area law firm, Norman A. Zable Professional Corporation, was the site of the first Beta software installation. Zable was formerly a partner in the firm of True & Zable (now True, Rohde & Sewell, and still a CompuTrac user) when the firm purchased CompuTrac's first resale system in 1976. "I remember how CompuTrac offered superior functionality ahead of their time. After seeing the new system, I feel they have done it again. I am looking forward to using their latest system," said Zable.

Although this is the first live installation of Beta software, CompuTrac has been meeting with Dallas area firms for several months in focus group style meetings. "We have found these meetings to be extremely beneficial," said Jay Stromberg, Dimension Product Manager. "Not only have the meetings served to verify our development, the firms have given us valuable feedback on the functionality and design of the software. They also submitted some excellent feature requests that have been added to the system." David Turner, administrator of Settle & Pou, P.C., an 18 attorney firm said, "We have really enjoyed participating in the meetings. The staff at CompuTrac has been very easy to work with and very thorough. the program is extremely feature rich, and we are anxious to start using it."

Dimension has been developed exclusively with Microsoft(R) tools and products. It is designed to run on Windows 95(R) and/or Windows NT(R), and will integrate seamlessly with many other Microsoft products, including Word and Excel. Dimension is designed to support firms ranging from sole practitioners to 75 attorneys in its initial release. "Working with vendors like CompuTrac creates a mutually beneficial situation," said Gary R. Cooke, Worldwide Legal Marketing Manager at Microsoft. "They help us expand more broadly into the legal market by bringing a proven track record and a wealth of market specific knowledge to the table. In return, we can provide the tools with which to apply their expertise."

Dimension will offer easy to use and broad functionality. With the click of a button, an attorney will be able to bill a client over the Internet or download a sophisticated report to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for analysis. Without clicking anything, an attorney will receive an automatic e-mail message from their Dimension system when a client's case is about to go over budget. With 'stop' and 'go' traffic lights, an individual attorney can toggle between tracking time for several clients.

CompuTrac is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary of providing time, billing, accounting and management software to the law firm marketplace. During the last 10 years, CompuTrac products have been targeted almost exclusively towards the largest law firms in North America. Deb Greening, vice president of operations, said, "The Dimension product line will expand the company's target market from 750 law firms to approximately 300,000 law firms. With over five million in cash and virtually no debt, CompuTrac is well positioned to aggressively pursue this market."

CompuTrac, Inc. is a Microsoft Solution Provider Partner, as well as a Hewlett-Packard Premier Solution Partner of advanced technology systems and software. CompuTrac develops, markets, services and supports computer systems designed specifically for the legal profession.

For further information on CompuTrac, visit CompuTrac on the World Wide Web at: (http://www.ctinc.com) or contact George McGraw ([e-mail]). For additional information on Dimension contact Jay Stromberg ([e-mail]). Either may be reached by calling CompuTrac, Inc. at 214/234-4241. -0-

NOTE: Dimension(TM) and CompuTrac(R) are trademarks of CompuTrac, Inc.(R) Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Point your browser to the Microsoft legal industry home page: http://www.microsoft.com/industry/legal.

CONTACT: CompuTrac, Inc., Richardson

George McGraw or Jay Stromberg, 214/234-4241