Parker Software Releases NewsHunter 1.5.4

Parker Software Development, Inc. has released NewsHunter 1.5.4. NewsHunter is an application that automates the process of downloading images and files from Usenet newsgroups. NewsHunter runs under OS X. There is also NewsHunter Classic for those who have not yet upgraded to Apple Computer's latest operating system.

For Immediate Release

Contact Mike Trivisonno - mtriviso@parkersoftware.com

Miami, Florida, (April 24, 2002) -- Parker, Eridanus Join Forces: Release

NewsHunter 1.5.4

Parker Software Development, Inc. has released NewsHunter 1.5.4. NewsHunter

is an application that automates the process of downloading images and files

from Usenet newsgroups. NewsHunter runs under OS X. There is also NewsHunter

Classic for those who have not yet upgraded to Apple Computer's latest

operating system.

The announcement comes at the tail end of an agreement signed between Parker

Software and Eridanus, Inc. "Basically, Parker is going to be marketing the

software developed by our company," said Mike Trivisonno of Eridanus, Inc.

"Baker and Baker Classic have been given new identities and will now be sold

under the names NewsHunter and NewsHunter Classic. We are encouraging all

owners of Eridanus products to begin using the new applications from

Parker," continued Trivisonno.

While details of all the features supported by NewsHunter are available on

the Parker Software web site, Trivisonno went on to briefly mention a few.

Some of these are Persistent Article Queues, which allow NewsHunter to

suspend and resume downloads, support for multiple documents and multiple

news server accounts, as well as automatic assembly of multipart posts and

configurable download folders for each newsgroup. To make tech support

easier, NewsHunter can also generate detailed error and event logs that can

be emailed to Parker Software.

"Owners of Baker and Baker Classic can upgrade to NewsHunter and NewsHunter

Classic at no charge. Your old reg keys will work with the new programs,"

Trivisonno said.

Also available is Archer, a free multimedia slide show player. "Archer is a

nice freeware app," said Trivisonno. "We have received numerous emails from

people switching from Windows to Mac OS X and all of them express a great

deal of appreciation for the clean interface and single-

keystroke command feature of Archer as well as its ability to open a variety

of file types," he said.

Unregistered versions of NewsHunter and NewsHunter Classic are fully

functional, will not time out, and will never expire. They will, however,

occasionally display reminders to register the $49.95 program.

NewsHunter, NewsHunter Classic, and Archer can be downloaded from the Parker

Software Development, Inc. web site:

http://www.parkersoftware.com

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