VIextract VENDINFO File Extractor Released

Parker, Colorado -- May 26, 1995 -- Rams' Island Software today releases
its VIextract for Windows utility. This is the first of a series of
VENDINFO utility releases this Spring. While these tools are available for
retail purchase, they will be provided free to subscribers of the VENDINFO
Auto-Upgrade Plan. RIS intends to make the VENDINFO Auto-Upgrade Plan the
best buy in the shareware industry.

VIextract is a simple, but useful, utility which scans a directory tree
searching for ZIP files. For each ZIP, it checks for a contained
VENDINFO.DIZ file, and extracts it if present. The resulting VENDINFO
files are collected, with appropriate renaming, for use as a collection.
VIextract is very fast, and produces useful statistical summaries and
logs.

A typical use for VIextract is scanning a shareware collection CD-ROM. The
resulting VENDINFO file collection can be used with VENDINFO data
extraction tools to produce lists, databases, reports, etc. The next tools
in this series, DIZ2TXT and DIZ2CSV, are very efficient extractors of
VENDINFO data, producing ASCII text output and database-compatible CSV
files, respectively. These are natural complements to VIextract.

VIextract will be sent to all Auto-Upgrade subscribers with their next
update. Those needing it sooner are welcome to contact us.

VENDINFO is a system for conveying software product information and
distribution permissions from the author to distributors and users. A
standard file format allows a VENDINFO.DIZ file to carry extensive
information in a compressed, efficient form. VENDINFO provides
unprecedented capabilities for

    o  Communication of product information and distribution policies
       from author to distributors and users.

    o  Enforceable distribution policies.

    o  Automation of many aspects of package handling by shareware
       distributors of all types, including sysops, disk vendors, and
       CD-ROM publishers.

 Basic VENDINFO packages (shareware and freeware) include:

    VNDINF10.ZIP -- VENDINFO.DIZ standard and information
    VNDNFO12.ZIP -- VENDINFO Toolkit (editor, processor)
    VNDVUE11.ZIP -- VendView end-user's viewer.
    VNDUTL12.ZIP -- Utilities and frequently-updated data files.

VENDINFO information and tools are available electronically from Rams'
Island Software (see below) and from many other sources, including:

    CompuServe ASP (lib 5), UKSHARE (lib 12), and EDFORUM (lib 2)
    Ziff-Davis Interactive
    Public Brand Software BBS
    ASP CD-ROM, PsL CD-ROM, SDN and ADN BBSes
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