FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. announces the release of Big Board, a web
based forum for Mac based web servers running Lasso 2.5 and FileMaker Pro
4.

Minneapolis, MN, USA--March 2, 1998
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. today announces the release of Big Board,
their Web based forum software. "People are looking for good forum
software. An active forum keeps a website fresh and keeps people coming
back. We looked at and tested the forum software out there and were very
dissatisfied with very little made to run on a Macintosh Web server. In
building Big Board we took the best of the feature sets we have seen and
combined them into our product. Using the power of a FileMaker Pro backend,
and Lasso 2.5, our goal was to build a great feature set and a smooth
interface while still keeping the speed up," says Steve Wilmes, President
of Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc.

Big Board features include:
- Threaded messages that can go 10 levels deep.
- View the thread you're in and the message you're on while reading messages.
- Post text or HTML messages
- Auto Email responses to messages.
- Easy to use, framed based interface.
- Profile finds new messages when you log in and remembers your name,
email, and other settings.
- To list views by thread or messages.
- Full search archive of old messages.
- Easy to administer and customize.
- Complete online help.

Pricing and availability:
Big Board is aggressively priced at $149.81 (U.S. Dollars), quantity
discounts are available, see online order form. Steve Wilmes Consulting,
Inc. is offering a new hosting service, hosting Big Board based forums for
a $30 setup fee and $30/month.

User Requirements:
- Any PC, Mac, or Unix computer with a graphics display of 256 colors and
640x480 or better.
- Netscape 2.0 or later, Internet Explorer 3.0 or later or other frame
capable browser (Netscape 3.0 or later, IE 4.0 required for a profile).

Administrator Requirements:
- A Power Macintosh or compatible computer
- 24 MB of RAM available for applications (beyond the MacOS)
- Lasso 2.5 (www.blueworld.com)
- FileMaker 4.0 (www.filemaker.com)
- A Mac OS Web server that follows StarNine Technologies specifications
for WebSTAR CGI (if you have the CGI version of Lasso/Big Board) or WebSTAR
API (if you have the plug-in version of Lasso/Big Board)

Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. is a prominent FileMaker Pro consultancy and
web hosting provider based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

For more information about or to purchase Big Board, visit
(http://www.swconsulting.com/bigboard/index.html)

Contact
Steve Wilmes
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc.
steve@swconsulting.com
(http://www.swconsulting.com)