Genealogy.com Launches Family Tree Maker 7.5

New Drag & Drop Technology Gives Even More Flexibility in Building Family Trees

April 14, 2000 (FREMONT, CALIFORNIA) — Genealogy.com, LLC, today announced the latest release of its top-selling Family Tree Maker genealogy software, which is sold under the Broderbund brand. Version 7.5 includes some of the most sophisticated yet easy-to-use research tools, and offers a new dimension to building and personalizing family trees with "drag & drop" technology that lets users place boxes, captions, and images exactly where desired. Additionally, Family Tree Maker 7.5 gives users the ability to add explanatory text and photos of different sizes. Family Tree Maker 7.5's 20-CD set includes the FamilyFinder Index, a master index that helps users uncover their family history on CD-ROMs with historical information for more than 220 million people. More than a dozen of these CDs are included in the package to help users jump-start their family tree research: Social Security Death Index, U.S./International Marriage Records Index, Birth Records from the U.S. and Europe, Military Records of U.S. Soldiers, the World Family Tree (European Origins), and the World Family Tree Volumes 1-5. Also included are Local and Family Histories (New England), Family Histories (Mid-Atlantic), Southern Biographies and Genealogies, Land Records, and Boston Passenger Lists. A four-month subscription to GenealogyLibrary.com is also included to enable detailed online research. The combined value of these research resources is $500, yet the street price of Family Tree Maker's 20-CD set is just $80.

Drag and Drop Technology Gives Users More Flexibility Than Ever

The possibilities for customizing a family tree are endless with the new drag and drop technology in Family Tree Maker. It is now very easy to move a single box or an entire branch of a standard ancestor and descendant family tree by simply dragging and dropping the boxes to create customized tree layouts. It's also possible to create more beautiful tree layouts than ever before with new drag and drop images. Add any number of images to standard ancestor and descendant trees and position them anywhere on the page. Images can even be used to create stylish personal borders. Other fun ideas include displaying family photos for different branches of the tree or adding pictures of family crests and heirlooms. Photo albums can now be melded with family trees to preserve a family's history for generations to come.

Users can add captions to standard ancestor and descendant trees to describe family photos or to share the history of a family crest. Link them to family member photos or to stand-alone pictures and then drag and drop them anywhere on the page. Including captions to photos and illustrations is a great way to personalize family trees.

About Family Tree Maker

The number-one-selling genealogy program since its introduction 10 years ago, Family Tree Maker is the easiest and most complete resource for building a family tree, setting the standard for quality, value and ease of use. More people trust their family history to Family Tree Maker than to any other commercially available genealogy program. The only product to access information from nearly 250 CDs of historical data (available separately), Family Tree Maker features sophisticated research tools and hundreds of professional-quality printouts, including ancestor trees, descendant trees, personalized maps that display key events in the lives of family members, and a patented All-in-One Tree that includes every individual in a particular file.

The FamilyFinder Center consolidates all of Family Tree Maker's powerful research tools into one easily accessible area, including the personalized FamilyFinder Search which looks for specific family information on nearly 250 CDs and thousands of web sites; a Genealogy How-to Guide; and valuable online resources. Its companion web site, www.familytreemaker.com, enables users to share their family tree online, and to tap into a thriving community of genealogy enthusiasts who exchange information and advice, post classified ads, and share family research online. Family Tree Maker 7.5 is available for Windows 95 and Windows 98.

Availability and System Requirements

Family Tree Maker Deluxe 20-CD set version 7.5 is available now for an estimated street price of $80. Similar 12- and 30-CD sets include Family Tree Maker 7.5 but offer a different number of data CDs for $60 and $120 respectively. Family Tree Maker is available through www.familytreemaker.com, in retail stores worldwide, or by calling 800-548-1806.

Family Tree Maker 7.5 requires a 2x CD-ROM Drive; Microsoft Windows 95 or higher; Pentium 90 (Pentium 166 recommended); 16 MB RAM (32 MB RAM recommended); VGA display running in at least 256 colors; mouse; and 95 MB free hard disk space (50 MB free HD space after install). Optional: Modem (for connecting to www.FamilyTreeMaker.com); Video capture board and sound board (for video or audio clips); Scanner (for digitizing graphic images). As with all Windows programs, a faster processor, more RAM and more free disk space will enhance performance.

About Genealogy.com, LLC

Genealogy.com, LLC was launched with $37.5 million in funding from major media corporations in November 1999. Genealogy.com, which previously operated under the corporate umbrella of Broderbund Software, is acknowledged as a decade-long leader in the genealogy technology space. The company is based in Fremont, California, and has approximately 90 employees. Information on Genealogy.com and its services and resources can be found at www.Genealogy.com. All of its award-winning products and services are offered online and through direct sales; its software programs are also distributed at retail by the Broderbund Software unit of Mattel Interactive.

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