Press Release




For Immediate Release

Jan 4, 2000

CONTACT:
Alice Gannon-McKinley
Marketing Communications Manager
Ph: 425-487-0122 Ext: 207
Fax: 425-487-0467
Email: aliceg@softarch.com

Software Architects, Inc. announces
Release of DOS Mounter™ v. 3 File Transfer Utility

DOS Mounter™ adds support for digital camera PC Card Readers, USB and FireWire devices and faster transfer and access to DOS and Windows disks mounted
on your iMac or G4.

Bothell WA,…Software Architects, Inc. is announcing the release of Version 3 of the popular desktop utility, DOS Mounter, at this week’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco (South Hall Booth #313).

DOS Mounter is the most comprehensive file interchange utility available today supporting hundreds of devices, all storage device protocols for Macintosh computers (FireWire, USB, SCSI, ATAPI and ATA), and support for Mac OS 9.

DOS Mounter v. 3 Features
Seamless Access to Windows/DOS files mounted on your Mac. DOS Mounter can mount volumes as large as 9 GB.

Digital Camera/PC Card Mounting. DOS Mounter now comes with the ability to mount digital camera PC card readers on your Macintosh.

Digital Image Enhancement. As a special addition, DOS Mounter is being bundled with version 1.0 of SAI’s new digital image enhancement program, Great Photo!™. Great Photo! gives you fast and easy image access with a special Great Photo! browser, fast and easy enhancement with state of the art color manipulation and photo processing tools all of which result in better pictures for use on web sites or higher end printing.

Data Integrity with data transfer. DOS Mounter provides the highest level of data integrity with file transfer operations eliminating the danger of data loss.

Industry Leading Support
DOS Mounter’s universal drivers for SCSI, ATATI or ATA, custom USB extensions and FireWire support ensure that you can mount almost every popular storage device including hard drives on your Macintosh.

Bi-directional filename support in DOS Mounter ensures that files returned to the PC environment retain their Windows long filenames and truncate extended filenames to the 31 characters used in Mac OS.

Partitioning and formatting options for creating hybrid disks that can be used on both Mac and Windows platforms.

System Requirements
System 7.0.1 or higher (8.1 or higher for USB, 8.5 or higher for FireWire)
PowerMac
MS-DOS version 3.3 or later
8 MB of free RAM
SCSI, ATAPI, ATA, USB or FireWire (IEEE 1394)

About SAI
Software Architects, Inc. develops and publishes system-level utility software and specialty applications for personal computers. Its line of Windows and Macintosh software includes file systems, disk management and acceleration, personal backup, image enhancement and pre-mastering applications.

Founded in 1987, the company has over twelve years of commercial experience licensing its technology to OEM manufacturers and systems integrators worldwide. As a member of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) as well as the DVD Forum since their inception, SAI plays a leading role in the evolution of the Universal Disk Format and DVD technology.

For more information contact us at:

US Headquarters
Software Architects, Inc
19102 North Creek Parkway, Suite 101
Bothell, WA 98011
USA
Phone: 425-487-0122
Fax: 425-487-0467
Email: sales@softarch.com
Web site: www.softarch.com

San Jose Offices
Phone/Fax: 408-266-0849
European Office

Software Architects, Inc
David Butcher
Sales Director for Western Europe
Feringastrasse 6
D-85774 Unterföhring
GERMANY

Phone: 49-89-99-216-279
Fax: 49-89-99-216-275

Email: davidb@softarch.com

Japan Office

Software Architects, Inc
Yoshihisa Suda
Japan Manager
3-20-13-302 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Japan
150-0002

Phone: 81-3-3406-1875
Fax: 81-3-3409-7095

Email: yoshihisas@softarch.com