GenSmarts, A New Type of Genealogy Software, Is Released

A new type of genealogy software, which uses artificial intelligence to make research suggestions, has debuted. GenSmarts works alongside existing genealogy software to explain the specific records that should be researched and why.

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Underwood Innovations, LLC
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http://www.gensmarts.com
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GenSmarts, A New Type of Genealogy Software, Is Released

Long Grove, IL (PRWEB) July 9, 2003 - A new type of genealogy software, which uses artificial intelligence to make research suggestions, has debuted. GenSmarts works alongside existing genealogy software to explain the specific records that should be researched and why.

Genealogy, with tens of millions of enthusiasts in the U.S. alone, is already one of the largest and fastest growing hobbies. This growth has been fueled by the continued expansion of Internet based research sites. Aaron Underwood, President of Underwood Innovations, LLC, and creator of GenSmarts, sees room for improvement. "It's time we started making our PC's do more of our research for us, rather than simply being organizers and browsers of information," says Underwood.

One of the downsides of using the Internet for research is the lack of human interaction. Underwood states, "Most of us started Genealogy as a hobby by walking around lost in the family history section of a library, until we were rescued by a librarian. And usually, that's where we got our first lesson or two on how to research our families. GenSmarts attempts to fill some of this gap by looking at your data, telling you where to look and why, just like that friendly librarian."

Though targeted for sale to individual researchers, Underwood plans to make the product available to your local public library. "We are just finishing the definition of our research center program, and that will allow us to make free copies available for use at any library or historical society that wants them. It should be a great help for the genealogical staffs of those facilities, who often are simply volunteers with little or no budget." comments Underwood.

Is GenSmarts more useful for beginners than experienced researchers? Not according to users. As hobbyists advance, thousands of people are added to their ancestry. It gets to the point where the research becomes almost impossible to manage without the use of a computer. "The bigger your file, the more you need GenSmarts," comments one of the products initial users. GenSmarts features include tools for managing the hundreds of research opportunities identified.

The initial launch of the tool is targeted at U.S. ancestry, although an upgrade, which adds England and Canada, is expected soon. GenSmarts runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP, and on machines with at least 32MB of memory and a processor of at least 150MHz. More information and a free trial version is available at the product website, www.GenSmarts.com.

Underwood Innovations, LLC is a small, privately held company in Long Grove, Illinois. It is a design center and development lab for creating innovative software with broad appeal.

For information: http://www.GenSmarts.com or
Contact: info@gensmarts.com
Phone: 847 910-3761

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