New PHOENIX®/ PREFERENCE® Mainframe Release 7.9 is NOW Available!

Exciting News! It's my pleasure to inform you that the new PHOENIX/PREFERENCE Mainframe Release 7.9 has arrived and is now shipping.

This new release of the Pathlore Mainframe product line provides you with increased productivity, new enhancements, and it comes to you as a free upgrade. That's right, as an active member of our Customer Care Plan (CCP) you are entitled to the 7.9 upgrade absolutely FREE!

Release 7.9 will help you work more effectively with enhancements such as:

• The PHOENIX Course Manager provides a centralized point of reference for accessing organized information about your PHOENIX CBT system. This new supervisor facility is geared to a learning administrator rather than a technical administrator. Summary course listings are alphabetized and are not restricted to individual files. Course listings provide in-depth information 'at a glance', saving time and keystrokes. In addition, supervisors can quickly identify problem courses that require reassembly due to entropy or dwindling space. Tools for identifying inactive programs and user IDs can further assist you in streamlining your system. An 'ID search' allows an overview of a single student across all courses to which the student is registered.
   
• The PREFERENCE Volume Manager provides a centralized facility for accessing organized information about your PREFERENCE CBR system. This new supervisor facility is geared to a reference administrator rather than a technical administrator. Summary volume listings are alphabetized and provide in-depth information 'at a glance', saving time and keystrokes. Supervisors can quickly identify problem volumes that require reassembly due to entropy or dwindling space. Tools for identifying inactive programs and user IDs can further assist you in streamlining your system. Finally, an alphabetized master Transaction ID list helps administrators identify and locate volumes where concurrent help processing resides.
   
• And many more...

To review highlights of the new release, check out the PHOENIX/PREFERENCE Release 7.9 Highlights located on the Pathlore Mainframe Website at http://www.pathlore-mainframe.com.

Don't delay! To order your FREE upgrade, simply complete the Pathlore Mainframe Release Request Form located at http://www.pathlore-mainframe.com. Return the completed form and your Release 7.9 upgrade will be shipped to you within 2-3 business days. Should you have any questions, please call Christie Durham at 614.781.7270.

Sincerely,

Rob Perry

Rob Perry
Vice President & General Manager
Mainframe Division
Pathlore
Phone: 614.781.0036
E-mail: rperry@pathlore.com

Important Note for Users on Release 7.7: Pathlore will discontinue support for release 7.7 effective July 1, 2004. As of that date, Pathlore will provide customers support for release 7.9 and 7.8 only.