{"id":409,"date":"2009-03-11T12:58:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=409"},"modified":"2009-03-11T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T19:58:11","slug":"rootsmagic-4-receives-familysearch-software-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"RootsMagic 4 Receives FamilySearch Software Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading Genealogy Software Receives Awards for \u201cBest Dashboard\u201d and \u201cEasiest to Sync\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

PROVO, Utah. \u2014 March 10, 2009 \u2014 RootsMagic, Inc. today received two 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at a banquet held in conjunction with the 2009 FamilySearch Developers Conference at Brigham Young University. The purpose of the awards is to publicly and formally celebrate the software achievements of those developers and companies that are making important contributions to the Family History and Genealogy Industry.<\/p>\n

Both awards were for features in RootsMagic 4, the latest version of the award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable. On hand to accept the awards were Bruce Buzbee, president and Michael Booth, vice-president.<\/p>\n

Easiest to Sync<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Desktop Syncing or Tree-Cleaning category, RootsMagic 4 received an award for \u201cEasiest to Sync\u201d. RootsMagic 4 has the ability to link people in your desktop genealogy file with matching people on the New FamilySearch website. Once linked, RootsMagic 4 makes it easy to share data between your personal file and New FamilySearch. With a few clicks, you copy facts and events between the two systems and dispute incorrect information. You may also add, link, combine, and dispute fathers, mothers, spouses, and children, all on the same screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very gratified to receive the \u2018Easiest to Sync\u2019 award because that has been our focus from the very beginning,\u201d said Buzbee. \u201cWe know how overwhelming it can be for people working with the New FamilySearch system. Our goal has been to take what could be very complex and difficult chores and make them into simple, friendly tasks. This award validates our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Dashboard<\/strong><\/p>\n

RootsMagic 4 received a second award in the Desktop Productivity category\u2014\u201cBest Dashboard\u201d for its \u201cFamilySearch Central\u201d screen. FamilySearch Central is a feature in the RootsMagic desktop genealogy software which brings together all of its powerful FamilySearch tools into one convenient screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilySearch Central puts it all at your fingertips,\u201d said Booth. \u201cNo need to hunt around through endless screens to find what you\u2019re looking for. It shows you the status of your work, what\u2019s new on FamilySearch, and what tasks you still need to do. And it\u2019s all in plain English. This is something my mom can use and understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free and Available Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

RootsMagic 4 is currently in public beta and is available for free at http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/preview<\/a>. \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. Each 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.<\/p>\n

Users of other genealogy software products will find it easy to experiment with RootsMagic 4 using their own data. RootsMagic can directly import data from PAF, Family Tree Maker (through 2006), Family Origins, and Legacy Family Tree. It can also read and write data using the popular GEDCOM format.<\/p>\n

For those interested in using RootsMagic 4 with the New FamilySearch system, a series of video tutorials is available at http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/fs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About RootsMagic, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For over 20 years, RootsMagic, Inc. has been creating computer software with a special purpose- to unite families. One of our earliest products- the popular \u201cFamily Origins\u201d software, introduced thousands of people to the joy and excitement of family history.<\/p>\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. \u201cPersonal Historian\u201d will help you easily write and preserve your life stories. \u201cFamily Reunion Organizer\u201d takes the headaches out of planning those important get-togethers. And \u201cFamily Atlas\u201d creates beautiful and educational geographic maps of your family history.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.rootsmagic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: RootsMagic, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leading Genealogy Software Receives Awards for \u201cBest Dashboard\u201d and \u201cEasiest to Sync\u201d PROVO, Utah. \u2014 March 10, 2009 \u2014 RootsMagic, Inc. today received two 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at a banquet held in conjunction with the 2009 FamilySearch Developers Conference at Brigham Young University. The purpose of the awards is to publicly and formally celebrate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}