We thought we'd tell you a little about our company, and our other products. Since 1985
askSam Systems has been developing some of the <B>worlds most popular text-database and
publishing tools.</B><BR>
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People all over the world are using askSam, and they use it for a variety of tasks. The U.S.
Congress used askSam to organize the complete testimony of the Iran Contra Hearings. CBS
News used askSam to track news reports during the Gulf War. Many law enforcement
agencies use askSam for investigations (including organizations like the CIA and FBI).
Journalists, sales and marketing professionals, doctors, lawyers, students...<BR>
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askSam is a different kind of database -- it's a whole new way to manage information.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3 COLOR=Red><LI><I><B> askSam</I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR=Black face="Arial">requires no pre-defined structure or field lengths</B></FONT>.
<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR=Black face="Arial">Add notes and
descriptions to your databases. Turn e-mail, texts, and Internet information into
searchable databases.</B> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3 COLOR=Red><LI><I><B> askSam is easy to use</B>.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR=Black face="Arial"> You can search without learning a query language. You can
create reports without programming. askSam was designed for users, not for
programmers. <BR>
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<LI><I><B> askSam searches are fast, powerful, and easy.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR=Black face="Arial"> Type in any word or phrase, and
askSam finds it... anywhere in your database. No complicated query language. No need
to remember what field contains what information.</B> <BR>
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The next two pages in this SurfSaver folder contain information about the askSam free form
database and the askSam Web Publisher. You can download trial versions from our Web site:
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askSam
The Number 1
Free Form Database
askSam is a different kind of database - a database for information.
In a world where ever- increasing amounts of information are easily accessible, you need a tool flexible enough to
manage this information.
The average computer user can now access more information than ever before.
On-line
systems, such as the Internet, CompuServe, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, and America On-Line are
providing large quantities of information. CD-ROMs contain massive encyclope
dias of text.
Scanners simplify data entry allowing us to quickly collect business cards, newspaper articles, or
complete books. At the same time traditional information such as memos, faxes, letters and
documents are still arriving on our desk and ne
ed to be organized.
Most database and text retrieval products were not designed to handle such a wide variety of
of information. However, with askSam for Windows we have created a tool simple and flexible
enough to organize just about anything.
"Products, such as askSam for Windows, exist because not all critical information is
organized in easily searchable rows, columns, and fields. But managing and retrieving
unstructured text has not always been easy - until now."
- PC Computing
The askSam difference....
Traditional databases are designed to handle structured data. They require you to pre-define a
structure and force you to shoe-horn your information into this structure. Traditional databases
were created for programmers and require you to understand
data structures, programming and
a query language.
askSam
is not a traditional database. It's a whole new way to manage information.
askSam requires no predefined structure or field lengths.
askSam is easy to use. You can search without learning a query language. You can run reports without programming.
askSam is flexible. You can combine both free-form and fielded informatio
n in the
database.
"Whether your information is simple, structured, or random, askSam provides an easy
way to stash it and an easy way to find it again. Best of all, since it behaves like a
word processor, you won't spend weeks learning to use it
- PC Computing
Collecting information from everywhere
You can type information directly into askSam, or you can import information from a wide
variety of sources.
Import filters include ASCII, RTF, WordPerfect, Word for Windows,
is not a traditional database. It's a whole new way to manage information.<BR>
<LI><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" face="Arial"> <I><B>askSam</B></I><B> requires no predefined structure or field lengths</B>.
<LI><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" face="Arial"> <I><B>askSam</B></I><B> is easy to use</B>. You can search without learning a query language. You can run reports without programming.
<LI> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" face="Arial"> <I><B>askSam</B></I><B> is flexible</B>. You can combine both free-form and fielded information in the database.
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<FONT SIZE=2 COLOR=black face="arial"><I>"Whether your information is simple, structured, or random, askSam provides an easy
way to stash it and an easy way to find it again. Best of all, since it behaves like a
word processor, you won't spend weeks learning to use it."</I><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR=Teal face="arial"><B>Collecting information from everywhere </B> </FONT>
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</B> You can type information directly into askSam, or you can import information from a wide
variety of sources. Import filters include ASCII, RTF, WordPerfect, Word for Windows,
Eudora, HTML, Compuserve, Lexis/Nexis, dBASE, comma-delimited, tab delimited, and
fixed-position data. Documents can also be scanned into askSam using an OCR application. <BR>
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</B> Once your information is in askSam you can immediately search for any word or phrase. No
need to concern yourself with fields, indexes, or field lengths. Nothing could be simpler. askSam
The Web Publisher makes it quick and easy to publish your information. If you have a sample
of the information you wish to publish, we'll help you get it on the Internet. Either download the
<A HREF="http://www.surfsaver.com/cgi-bin/as_web.exe?tmp.ask+B+askSam 3.0 Working Model...">askSam working model</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.surfsaver.com/cgi-bin/as_web.exe?tmp.ask+B+Web Pub Working Model...">Web Publisher Working Model</A> or contact
<A HREF="mailto:info@askSam.com">info@askSam.com</A> and we'll arrange for you to send us your information.<BR>