FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Automated Solutions Group Announces FileToolkit 3.0.2 Update

Huntington Beach, CA - November 21, 2000: Automated Solutions Group today
announced the release of FileToolkit 3.0.2, a 4th Dimension plug-in which
provides a variety of enhanced and optimized document management and
network operation routines.

FileToolkit for 4D (FTK) adds over 100 new commands to the 4D language,
providing a variety of enhanced and optimized document management and
network operation commands.

FileToolkit provides a complete set of routines for performing standard and
enhanced Finder or Explorer operations. With its unique use of low-level
Macintosh and Windows API routines to perform all internal operations, FTK
provides significant performance increases in all Finder or Explorer tasks.

In addition, FileToolkit includes a number of standard file management
routines (such as determining if a file or folder exists, deleting and
moving documents, etc.) all using same optimized methods for accessing
document and folder information.

FileToolkit also includes a complete suite of dialog management routines
for displaying standard GetFile and PutFile dialogs, utilizing the native
platforms interface (Macintosh version provides support for Navigation
Services dialogs).

In addition to the File Management tasks, FileToolkit includes a suite of
routines for performing standard network operations (Macintosh Only); Get
current zone, collection a list of available zones in an Appletalk network,
workstations, printers and server, mount remote volumes, and much more...

New FileToolkit Features & Fixes
- Compatibility with Windows 95
- Fixed bug in ft_FindAppl routine on Windows

Pricing and Availability
FileToolkit is supplied with a "no-hassle" license. Purchase a single copy
of FileToolkit per developer within your organization and you may use it
royalty free in an unlimited number of compiled applications. FileToolkit
is available for US and Canada from Automated Solutions Group, and for
other countries from e-Node.

FileToolkit 3.0 for Macintosh or Windows.......................$159.95
FileToolkit 3.0 Bundle (Macintosh and Windows).................$249.95
FileToolkit 3.0 Upgrade from 2.0.3 (Mac).......................$99.95

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