Genealogy.com Releases Family Origins® 10

New Software Includes Comprehensive Searching, Publishing, Navigation, and Customization Tools to Make It Easier to Research, Preserve and Share a Unique Family Heritage.

September 20, 2001 (FREMONT, CALIFORNIA) — Genealogy.com, a division of A&E Television Networks, today announced the release of Family Origins 10, the next generation of the company's popular genealogy software program that helps people research and preserve their family heritage. Family Origins 10 offers powerful research tools that make finding, storing, and reporting ancestor information easier and faster than ever. A variety of new features, including the Family Journal, make sharing family history simple and enjoyable. Family Origins 10 with Genealogy Library, which includes a 3-month subscription to Genealogy Library, retails for $49.99. Family Origins 10 Deluxe, which includes a free 1-month subscription to Genealogy Library, retails for $39.99. Upgrades from previous versions of Family Origins are available for $19.99.

With Family Origins 10, it's easier than ever to collect family stories, organize a family history, and create beautiful family charts to share and pass down to future generations. Getting started is simple. Genealogy enthusiasts start by filling in the blanks with known names, dates, and facts about family members. As more information is collected, Family Origins 10 stores, sorts, and organizes this information; users are just a click away from creating family trees that loved ones will admire and cherish through the years. Family Origins 10 creates hourglass family trees and family books, as well as address labels, personalized calendars, and reports to assist in gathering and sharing more information.

A Host of New Features

Family Origins 10 provides a unique combination of powerful genealogical capabilities with an easy-to-use interface and a long list of new and improved features:

Family Journal - Family Origins 10 lets hobbyists easily share their family history with loved ones. With just a few clicks of the mouse, they can publish reports and charts together in one comprehensive document, complete with an index and bibliography of sources. They can even customize their Journal and publish it in PDF format.

Linking Sources to Multiple Individuals - Link sources to multiple individuals at the same time. Tying a record reference to a family lets users track their research more quickly and easily than ever.

Printing To PDF - Users can make sure ancestor and descendant charts are preserved exactly as they intended by printing them in PDF format. Sharing these charts with family members or sending them to be professionally printed has never been easier.

Customized Toolbar - Customize the toolbar with favorite buttons. Family Origins 10 lets users easily add, move, remove or reset the toolbar for added convenience and ease of use.

Access Most Recent Files - Access to most recent database files is faster than ever. Family Origins 10 now includes a list of the most recent viewed database.

Access to Genealogy Library - Gain access to millions of valuable genealogy records, including census, marriage, military, vital, land, and more. This growing online resource features the entire 1850 census and over 100 million people across 5 centuries.

Opening and Working in Multiple Databases - Family Origins 10 lets hobbyists open and work in multiple databases with ease. They can simply drag and drop information from one file to another and information will be automatically placed and linked where they want it. It's easier than ever to transfer individuals exactly where they are wanted.

TempleReady® Support - LDS users can easily update their data after submitting it to the Temple. Family Origins 10 is fully compatible with TempleReady for Windows, allowing them to automatically update their files.

Pricing, Availability, and System Requirements

Family Origins 10 Deluxe Version is available now in select retail stores for an estimated street price of $39.99. Family Origins 10 with Genealogy Library, Family Origins 10, and upgrades from previous versions of Family Origins are available for $49.99, $29.99, and $19.99, respectively, through www.Genealogy.com or by calling 800-548-1806. A companion book, Family Origins 10: Getting the Most Out of Family Origins (fifth edition) as well as other compatible genealogical products and services are also available on the site.

Family Origins 10 requires Windows® 95 or Windows 98, 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible, 8MB RAM, minimum 8MB hard disk space (full install takes 40 MB), 2X CD-ROM drive or faster, 640x480 display, 256 colors. Works with most popular printers (monochrome and color) supported by Windows. Modem (28.8 kbps recommended) and Internet Service Provider account required for web site creation, online support functionality and other features. User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges. May require minor adjustments to the configuration of an operating system and/or updates to the hardware component drivers.

About Genealogy.com

Genealogy.com is a division of A&E Television Networks. The company enriches the lives of its customers by providing the tools, resources, and community that empower them to uncover and share their unique family stories. Headquartered in Fremont, CA, it designs, develops, and markets genealogy software applications and online resources that enable family history enthusiasts to research, organize, and document their heritage at home or away. Developing software since 1984, Genealogy.com continues to be the leader in the genealogy technology space, producing the # 1 selling family tree software Family Tree Maker® for more than a decade. The company also provides extensive online genealogy resources, including subscriptions that give researchers continuous, easy access to valuable family history information.

About A&E Television Networks

A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc. and NBC, is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, web sites, books, music CDs to home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. A&E Television Networks is comprised of A&E Network^(r), The History Channel^(r), The Biography Channel^(tm), History International^(tm), AETN Consumer Products, AETN International, AETN Interactive and Genealogy.com. The A&E^(r) web site is located at www.AETV.com, The History Channel at www.HistoryChannel.com, the Biography(r) web site at www.Biography.com, and Genealogy.com at www.genealogy.com.

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