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RootsMagic Invites Public to Preview Family Tree Software<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Free Preview of Leading Genealogy Software Now Available to the Public<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
SPRINGVILLE, Utah. \u2014 March 4, 2009 \u2014 RootsMagic, Inc. today announced RootsMagic 4 public beta, the latest version of the award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable.\u00a0During the public beta period, all are invited to download and experience the software, free of charge.<\/div>\n
Impressive New Features<\/strong><\/div>\n
\u201cRootsMagic 4 is the biggest release in our 20-year history of making genealogy software,\u201d said Bruce Buzbee, president. \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve updated RootsMagic to work with the latest genealogical technologies available today, while staying true to our mission to make family history easy, accessible, and fun.\u201d<\/div>\n
RootsMagic 4 boasts an impressive list of new features including integrated web search, improved SourceWizard for citing sources, sharing events among multiple persons, creating pre-defined groups of persons, person and place mapping, recording DNA tests, and improved navigation and data entry.\u00a0RootsMagic 4 is also one of the only desktop genealogy programs certified to work with \u201cNew FamilySearch\u201d.<\/div>\n
Freeing Your Data<\/strong><\/div>\n
\u201cA common request that we hear from people is that they don\u2019t want their data to be trapped in their computer,\u201d said Michael Booth, vice-president of development.\u00a0\u201cOne of the most popular features in RootsMagic 3 is our \u2018Shareable CD\u2019 which puts your data and pictures onto a CD or DVD along with a special copy of RootsMagic.\u00a0You can then give the discs to family and friends and they don\u2019t have to buy or install anything.\u00a0It\u2019s all there on the disc.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve taken that a step further in RootsMagic 4,\u201d explains Booth.\u00a0\u201cOne unique and exciting new feature is \u2018RootsMagic To-Go\u2019.\u00a0It allows you to install RootsMagic onto a USB drive and transfer data between it and your computer.\u00a0This gives you the freedom to take RootsMagic and your data wherever you go- to work, on vacation, to the library- anywhere.\u201d<\/div>\n
Free and Available Now<\/strong><\/div>\n
RootsMagic 4 beta is available now for free at http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/preview<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re so excited about this new release, we wanted to give everyone a risk-free option to try it for themselves,\u201d said Buzbee. \u00a0Each person who wishes to participate will be given a registration key which will allow them to download and experience the software for the duration of the public beta period.<\/div>\n
Users of other genealogy software products will find it easy to experiment with RootsMagic 4 using their own data.\u00a0RootsMagic can directly import data from PAF, Family Tree Maker (through 2006), Family Origins, and Legacy Family Tree.\u00a0It can also read and write data using the popular GEDCOM format.<\/div>\n
The public beta also gives users the chance to give feedback and suggestions to improve the software.\u00a0\u201cCustomer feedback is essential to us.\u00a0All of the changes and improvements in RootsMagic 4 are in direct response to needs and desires expressed by our users,\u201d said Booth.\u00a0Buzbee added, \u201cWe\u2019ve already received invaluable comments and suggestions from the early testers and we\u2019re looking forward to hearing from the general public.\u201d<\/div>\n
About RootsMagic, Inc.<\/strong><\/div>\n
For over 20 years, RootsMagic, Inc. has been creating computer software with a special purpose- to unite families.\u00a0One of our earliest products- the popular \u201cFamily Origins\u201d software, introduced thousands of people to the joy and excitement of family history.<\/div>\n
That tradition continues today with \u201cRootsMagic\u201d, our award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history fun and easy.\u00a0\u201cPersonal Historian\u201d will help you easily write and preserve your life stories.\u00a0\u201cFamily Reunion Organizer\u201d takes the headaches out of planning those important get-togethers.\u00a0And \u201cFamily Atlas\u201d creates beautiful and educational geographic maps of your family history.<\/div>\n
For more information, visit www.rootsmagic.com .<\/div>\n
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Source: RootsMagic, Inc.<\/p>\n

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