FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Automated Solutions Group Announces 4D 6.5 Companion Book/CD

Huntington Beach, CA – June 13, 2000: Automated Solutions Group today
announced the release of 4D 6.5 Companion.

The 4D 6.5 Companion is the long awaited second volume in a series of books
for 4D programmers. The first book, the popular Programming 4th Dimension:
The Ultimate Guide, is a complete guide to 4D programming, discussing
program features through 4D v6. The 4D 6.5 Companion complements
Programming 4th Dimension enhancing the reader’s knowledge of the newest
version of 4D. The new 4D 6.5 Companion includes sections on:

– Design Environment and Development Process Improvements
– Language Improvements
– Improved User Interface Tools
– Improved Performance
– New and Improved Set and Selection Tools
– New and Improved Web and Internet Tools

For a complete listing of the table of contents, please visit our website at
http://www.asgsoft.com/html/products/4dcompanion.htm

The cross platform CD ROM includes:

* Over 300 utility methods, which can be used in your applications.
* A very nice Constants Editor for creating and managing your own
application constants.
* A number of examples associated to information covered in the 4D 6.5
Companion including:
Forms, Splitters, Pictures, Objects, Selections, Debugging and User
Assistances
* And much more!

“The 4D 6.5 Companion is an excellent source of information, even
for the most experienced 4D programmers. After reading through the first
draft, I was amazed at just how much new stuff was really available in 4D
6.5. This book is very well organized and contains a tremendous amount of
information – a must have for any level 4D programmer”

-said Michael Erickson, President of Automated Solutions Group

Pricing and Availability

Programming 4th Dimension: The Ultimate Guide…………$139.00
4D 6.5 Companion…………………………………..$79.00
Programming 4th Dimension & 4D 6.5 Companion Bundle……$199.00

About the Author

David Adams is the former Director of MIS at ACI US and former Training
Manager at Foresight Solutions. He continues to consult, write, train and
speak on 4Dv6, 4D/Internet integration, software development, user
interface design, and database optimization. He is currently the president
of Island Data management in Kailua, Hawaii.

About Automated Solutions Group

Based in Huntington Beach, California, Automated Solutions Group provides
software development and consulting services. Founded in 1989, Automated
Solutions Group develops and supports a wide variety of software
development tools to aid in the creation of custom applications for the
Macintosh and Windows platforms.

For more information, please visit our home page at http://www.asgsoft.com