FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Automated Solutions Group Announces MessageTools 3.1.3 Update

Enhanced message notification plug-in for 4th Dimension based application

Huntington Beach, CA - April 19, 1999: Automated Solutions Group
today announced the release of MessageTools 3.1.3 for Macintosh and
Windows. MessageTools 3.1.3 is a free update for all registered users
of MessageTools 3.0.

Introduction

MessageTools includes platform native (uses Macintosh or Windows API
calls) replacement dialogs for the standard Alert, Confirm, Request
and Message commands as well as new dialogs for enhanced Progress
Bars (included indeterminate dialog on Macintosh), as well as a
multi-button dialog.

Version 3.1 includes support for Macintosh Appearance Manager
(available in Mac OS 8 or Appearance control Panel), display
appearance savvy notification dialogs.

MessageTools Features Include:

All MessageTools dialogs provide the ability to customize the appearance of
the dialog through a series of custom properties, including:

* Variable height message text, dialogs automatically sized.
* Configurable button text and autosized.
* Set default item (including Request message edit box).
* Icon customization utilizing Macintosh icons or Windows .ico files.
* Multiple interface display, choose from Standard, 3D or Mac OS 8.x format
* Windows appearance support - uses Display Control Panel Appearance
settings
* Progress Bar dialogs (six different formats to choose from, depending on
platform), including optional "Stop" button.

New in version 3.1.3 Include:

* MacOS 8.5 Bug Fixes
* Resizable Dialog button support (Windows)

Pricing and Availability Information

MessageTools is available for purchase separately for both Macintosh
and Windows based applications, and is part of the PowerTools
Component Library.

MessageTools 3.1.3 is supplied with a "no-hassle" license. Purchase a
single copy of MessageTools per developer within your organization
and you may use it royalty-free in an unlimited number of compiled
applications.
MessageTools for Macintosh or Windows..................$ 99.95 per platform
MessageTools 3.1.3 Bundle (include Mac and Win)........$169.95
MessageTools 3.1.3 upgrade (from version 2.x)..........$ 89.95*

Upgrade from MessageTools v2.x to MessageTools 3.1.3. Registered
users of MessageTools 3.x can upgrade to MessageTools 3.1.3 free of
charge via download from our website at
http://www.asgsoft.com/downloads

Please contact our sales department (sales@asgsoft.com) for more information.

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 or contact the sales office in your area.
For more information contact
Adrienne L. Coerper
Director of Marketing and Administration
adrienne@asgsoft.com
Automated Solutions Group
(714) 375-4252