Product Announcement (Cont'd)

Tucson, AZ – Patton & Patton Software Corporation, maker of flowcharting software since 1982, is now shipping Flow Charting 6.

We have a long standing tradition for “ease of use” in our Flow Charting programs, and Flow Charting 6 extends this tradition – with features that takes the “chore” part out of flowcharting and turns it into a “more charts per hour” feature.  This translates into time saved and dollars earned.  A single flowchart of a process – thirty minutes to construct – edit – print – can save $30,000 in one month from the elimination of scrap and rework.  The conversion of a faulty process into an efficient process can eliminate the frustrations of employees and can help reduce employee turn-over and thereby reduce the cost of training new-hires.

Our focus has always been on flowcharting, not general drawing utilities, and this release points right at people who actually draw flowcharts – it makes their work easier and respects the complexities of  their jobs whether it be running a corporation, production line, following the money trail in a legal battle or Auditing corporations and processes.   Past user of Patton & Patton flowcharting products will recognize that we have made the rather large footprint of the Command Bar into a smaller and more powerful tool (1/2 the size).  New users will appreciate the simple but powerful Command Bar method for putting default shapes, lines, and text fonts at their fingertips.  This uniquely designed feature allows the user to quickly change styles with just one click.”

 Flow Charting 6 fully supports Windows® 2000/ME/NT/XP and makes the creation, editing, and printing of charts even easier than previous versions.

 New features include:

• Improved user interface making chart creation easier than ever.
• Improved alignment for shapes, lines, and text.
• Smaller and more powerful Command Bar.
• User defined default data paths, combining a healthy “last used” feature.
• Support for Windows 2000 and XP.
• ASV - Automatic saving of charts while editing. 
• Text Box Jumping - After typing in shape 1 special jump keys will go to Shape 2.
• Chart Streaming to the right or down for better planning.
• Completely revamped Program Setup pages.
• Selected object movement by using the arrow keys.
• Retained from Flow5 the QuickInsert and QuickConnect features.
• Flow6 now acts as a Reader for distributing and sharing your charts.
• Improved hyperlink feature.  Link to another chart or another page on this chart.

The suggested retail price of the program is $159 and is available through this website and the retail channels at CDW, Softchoice, Softmart, Software House International, and other software resellers.

Users of previous version may upgrade for only $59.  The company also offers LAN versions from 5 to 100 or more users.

For more information, please call 520-888-6500. A free demo version of Flow Charting 6 is available on the web site.