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Liza Beresford  847/291-1616 Extension 266
Laura Green  415/789-9601

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ZIP-IT: 
THE EASIEST WAY TO ZIP AND UNZIP FILES IN WINDOWS
New Utility from Vertisoft for Windows 95, 3.X and NT


SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February, 1996)----Vertisoft Systems, Inc., is now
shipping Vertisoft Zip-It,  the first file compression utility that
shrinks the size of Windows files up to 98% with a simple drag-and-drop
operation.
	

Designed to zip and unzip files in Windows 95, Windows 3.X and
Windows NT, Zip-It offers major savings in hard drive space and
upload/download time for users surfing the Internet, sharing big
online or diskette files with others, or simply trying to keep
their hard drives free of clutter.  It also automates repetitive
zipping for easy backup of important data files.

For the first time, file compression, viewing and extraction are as
easy as pointing and clicking, eliminating the need for commands
and keystrokes.  For the first time, users can view, edit or even
run files that are still zipped.  And for the first time, anyone
can unzip a file in Windows, even if they don''t have their own
file compression utility, thanks to a unique feature that makes it
possible to create Windows-compatible self-extracting zip files.
	

Zip-It also offers:

Compatibility with the PKZIP standard, permitting users to unzip files
with PKZIP or Zip-It, regardless of which application was used to zip
them.

Seamless integration with the Windows 3.X File Manager or Windows 95
Explorer.

A built-in Search feature that quickly locates files inside any ZIP
files on the user''s hard drive by filename or keyword.

A Zip Options menu to let users customize and automate the way files are
archived.

A Span Disk feature that allows users working with extra-large files to
automatically back up zipped archives across multiple diskettes.

Direct links to Microsoft Mail and Microsoft Exchange, permitting
automatic attachment of a ZIP file to an e-mail message.


Pricing and Availability
	
Vertisoft Zip-It is available is available at an estimated street 
price of $39.95 through Egghead Software, CompUSA, Computer City, 
Best Buy, and other computer retailers nationwide.

For more information, contact Vertisoft Systems, Inc.,
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3470, San Francisco, CA  94111; 
800/466-5875; fax: 800/466-4719; E-mail: info@vertisoftsys.com; 
CompuServe: GO VERTISOFT; America Online: keyword - Vertisoft; 
or via the Internet at http://www.vertisoftsys.com. 

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Founded in 1988, Vertisoft is a leading developer and marketer of PC
utility software.  Other products include Remove-It 2, the #1-rated
intelligent storage management utility and uninstaller for Windows 3.1;
Remove-It 95 for removing both 16- and 32-bit applications in Windows
95; and Name-It, the seamless way to use long filenames in Windows 3.X
applications running under Windows 95.  Vertisoft has licensed
technology to Microsoft for use in its operating systems.

