{"id":414,"date":"2009-03-25T09:22:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T16:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2009-03-25T09:22:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T16:22:20","slug":"rootsmagic-4-family-tree-software-officially-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=414","title":{"rendered":"RootsMagic 4 Family Tree Software Officially Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest Version of Leading Genealogy Software Now Available to the Public<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPRINGVILLE, Utah. \u2014 March 25, 2009 \u2014 RootsMagic, Inc. today announced the official release of RootsMagic 4, the latest version of the award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable. With the release comes a free trial version of the software as well as a discount offer for owners of other software products.<\/p>\n

Impressive New Features<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRootsMagic 4 is the biggest release in our 20-year history of making genealogy software,\u201d said Bruce Buzbee, president. \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<\/p>\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. RootsMagic 4 is also one of the only desktop genealogy programs certified to work with \u201cNew FamilySearch\u201d.<\/p>\n

Freeing Your Data<\/strong><\/p>\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. \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. You can then give the discs to family and friends and they don\u2019t have to buy or install anything. It\u2019s all there on the disc.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve taken that a step further in RootsMagic 4,\u201d explains Booth. \u201cOne unique and exciting new feature is \u2018RootsMagic To-Go\u2019. It allows you to install RootsMagic onto a USB drive and transfer data between it and your computer. This gives you the freedom to take RootsMagic and your data wherever you go- to work, on vacation, to the library- anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n

A free trial version of RootsMagic 4 is available at http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com<\/a>. \u00a0The trial version allows a person to import their data, add information, and play with RootsMagic’s major features without any time limitation. \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.<\/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 data using the popular GEDCOM format.<\/p>\n

Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n

RootsMagic 4 is available for only $29.95. \u00a0Existing RootsMagic and Family Origins users may upgrade for only $19.95.<\/p>\n

Discount Offer<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in company history, users of other genealogy software programs can receive a competitive upgrade discount. \u00a0Through May 31, 2009, users of Personal Ancestral File (PAF), Family Tree Maker, Legacy Family Tree, or The Master Genealogist\u00a0\u00a0may purchase RootsMagic 4 for only $19.95, saving $10 off of the regular price.<\/p>\n

More information about the competitive upgrade can be found at http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/upgrade<\/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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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