METZ Software now available through The Microsoft Network.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1995--In an effort to continually expand and improve their electronic presence, METZ Software today announced their newest online site on The Microsoft Network (MSN).

MSN is Microsoft's online service which provides access to a wide variety of targeted product and service offerings from third-party companies and Microsoft. The METZ Software area of MSN is dedicated to providing information, support and downloads of METZ Software Products.

Users arrive at the METZ Kiosk by typing GO METZ and find a directory of services and descriptions of what METZ Software has to offer. Users can download full versions of free 45 day trail software, receive product information, gain user tips and facts about METZ products, participate in BBS discussions, and send ideas directly to the METZ developers.

"Being one of the first software members to become a part of The Microsoft Network is indicative of our commitment to the online community," said Art Metz, president of METZ Software. "We are constantly striving to give our customers as many communication avenues as possible. Not only does this benefit our customers by simplifying access, but it also gives us valuable feedback and insight into our products which helps us to maintain our high standard of quality."

METZ Software is known for their popular address and telephone database manager for Windows, METZ Phones. The latest release, METZ Phones 5.6 affords workgroups easy access to central databases of common telephone and address information, so multiple users can now have simultaneous access to the same database. METZ Phones Administrator is a new add-on to METZ Phones 5.6 that allows the network administrator to define specific user and group access rights and file permissions. METZ also offers METZ Lock, Windows workstation security which safeguards a user's system from unauthorized use; and METZ Task Manager, an award winning, flexible and compact replacement for Windows Task List making Windows faster and easier to use.

METZ Software, headquartered in Bellevue, develops applications and utilities for use with Microsoft Windows(TM). For more information, call METZ Software direct at 800/447-1712, 206/641-4525, or fax at 206/644-6026, or search any of the METZ Software forums: MSN forum (type GO METZ), Compuserve forum (type GO METZ), America Online forum (choose goto METZ), Internet e-mail ([e-mail]) or the METZ Software BBS (dial 206/644-3663). -0-

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