Seek, and Ye Shall Find...
The Niche of Demand

PRYOR, Okla. - Oct. 19, 1994 - The upward spiral of the computer industry
sucks into its pockets the entrepreneurs bent on succeeding Swooping right
along is ViaGrafix.

Involving more people, producing more products, and encircling the
globe...these are areas where ViaGrafix and computer proliferation
intersect.

ViaGrafix produces and supplies the industry with computer training videos
at a steadily growing rate, with more than 230 titles currently available
In a nutshell, these are VHS tapes containing various levels of
instruction, mostly for the PC.

Until now. Throw in interactive CD-ROM tutorials and Macintosh video
training. It now appears new and popular territories are about to be
infiltrated by ViaGrafix However, it doesn't stop there.

ViaGrafix is sponsoring the 5K run at Fall COMDEX in Las Vegas on Nov 16
This type of outreach is typical of an aggressive company looking to the
future.

With CD-ROM drives now included with many new computers, ViaGrafix is
tapping into an area where popularity and usefulness collide ViaGrafix
will use the CD-ROM medium as another avenue to provide instructional
products.

Stepping up to the plate first is Introduction to Visual Basic, ViaGrafix'
debut interactive CD-ROM tutorial On this tutorial, users can work through
the exercises sequentially, or jump from topic to topic (or chapter to
chapter) with the click of a mouse Introduction to Visual Basic will
familiarize users with fundamental concepts and procedures via hands-on
experience.

"Using our CD-ROM tutorial to get up to speed on Visual Basic is
convenient," said James Sandusky, author of the training course
"Introduction to Visual Basic simulates the Visual Basic program, thereby
eliminating the need to have the software."

ViaGrafix is now producing interactive CD-ROM tutorials teaching Excel,
Word, and Lotus 1-2-3, according to company officials

ViaGrafix provides video training in areas such as desktop publishing,
accounting, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, CAD, operating systems,
programming, database, communications, networking, word processing, and
suite-training (such as for Microsoft Office and Lotus Smart Suite).

ViaGrafix has furthered their arsenal of training products with a strong
commitment to Macintosh video training A complete series teaching
PageMaker for the Mac will be released soon Also expected soon is a
troubleshooting video for the Mac, and a tape teaching shortcuts for Word
6.0 for the Mac, according to company officials.

ViaGrafix now completes production on 7 to l 0 new training videos per
month on average, according to company officials.

ViaGrafix began operations in 1989 through combined efforts of three local
businessmen Since that time, ViaGrafix has added over 50 employees to
their company.

"We have hired new instructors, writers, video editors, programmers, and
other personnel in order to satisfy existing demand for training," said
Rick Ogg, personnel director at ViaGrafix.

In light of the new products now being developed by ViaGrafix, the number
of employees at ViaGrafix is expected to almost double over the next year,
according to company officials.

Most instructional videos from ViaGrafix are available for $49.95,
including a learning disk The learning disks contain sample data files
that can be optionally used to work along with each of the exercises
performed on the video.

"We are mass duplicating both videos and learning disks around the clock
seven days per week," said Ogg. "Other than company picnics or parties,
and several holidays throughout the year, we are working hard to keep up
with the orders."

ViaGrafix videos are also duplicated in PAL and other electronic formats
for use with foreign video tape machines.

Foreign video instruction is also available for some of the more popular
programs This includes Spanish, French, Russian, and German instruction.

For more information call (800) 842-4723, fax to (800) 842-3294, or mail to
ViaGrafix at 5 South Vann St, Pryor, OK, 74361

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