Jim Harrer Bill Pritchard, Senior AE/PR President/CEO Robert J. Fisher, AS/PR Mustang Software, Inc. Fisher Business Communications Tel: 805/395-0223 Tel: 714/852-1313 Fax: 805/395-0713 Fax: 714/852-8432 BBS: 805/395-0650 BBS: 714/852-9660 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSTANG SOFTWARE INTRODUCES RIP-BASED WILDCAT! BBS QmodemPro COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE RIP-Based Duo is Industry's First BAKERSFIELD, Calif., June 15, 1993 -- Mustang Software, Inc. (MSI), the industry's only supplier of both BBS and communications software, has introduced new versions of its WILDCAT! BBS (v3.9) and QmodemPro communications software (v1.5) that support the new Remote Imaging Protocol (RIP) graphical interface. The new software packages are the first in the industry to integrate RIP for both the host and terminal user. RIP is the emerging graphical standard for the bulletin board system (BBS) industry and introduces new graphics performance levels for both sysops and users. The RIP-equipped WILDCAT! v3.9 can send full-screen graphics to callers' and lets mouse users select BBS commands by clicking on selection buttons or screen prompts -- very much like popular online services such as Prodigy and America Online. WILDCAT! 3.9 still retains full support for standard text and ANSI. In order for a caller to access the WILDCAT! v3.9's RIP graphics, the caller needs to use RIP-equipped Communications software such as QmodemPro v1.5. Like its WILDCAT! counterpart, QmodemPro v1.5 allows callers to view full-screen graphics and use a mouse when connected to a RIP-ready BBS. RIP also lets the QmodemPro caller select BBS commands by clicking on graphic selection buttons or screen prompts. "Adding RIP support to QmodemPro makes this new graphics level available to the millions of WILDCAT! users," said Jim Harrer, MSI President and CEO. "Our goal is to make QmodemPro the tool of choice for connections to mail systems, whether it is a BBS, CompuServe, MCI or other online services." New WILDCAT! FAX-Send Module Gives Sysops Custom Control In addition to its RIP interface, WILDCAT! v3.9 now has a FAX-send module included with the wcPRO utility package. The FAX module allows WILDCAT! sysops with fax modems to make text and graphics .PCX files available to callers via the FAX. Callers can select FAX documents while online and have them sent to their FAX machine or to another number. Because accessing the FAX module is security-defined, the sysop has total control over the FAX access feature. The sysop has the customizing option of making packages of FAX documents available to different groups of callers. Information on the FAX cover page is entered by the caller and the document(s) is prepared for sending by the FAX module. The caller then has a choice of having the requested FAXes sent after hanging up or sent immediately over another communications port or PC on a network. Addition WILDCAT! v3.9 features include: 1. A "gentle reminder" notification to the caller if BBS log-off is attempted before downloading all files that have been marked for download. 2. Automatic detection of a remote caller's emulation (ANSI, RIPscrip or Doorway) -- allowing callers to dial in over different terminal packages with WILDCAT! deciding "on the fly" which emulation is best. 3. Increased selections of No-color, ANSI-color, RIP or Auto-detect from the [Y]our settings menu. If Autodetect is selected, the user gets the screen type that WILDCAT! detects at log-in. QmodemPro v1.5 Continues Adding Features In addition to its RIP-ready interface, QmodemPro v1.5 has added modem pool support for the NCSI/ACS network interface; the Articom interface from LANtastic; and Rockwell's RPI modem chip interface, adding v.42bis and MNP5 support for 2400 baud modems using the Rockwell chip. "These new features, led by RIP, continue the growing sophistication of communications software and mark another step in the ongoing maturation process of BBS and communications software," Harrer said. "We expect broad market acceptance plus a new level of corporate communications users." WILDCAT! v3.9 is available immediately to any WILDCAT! v3.x user for $20 plus shipping and handling. Standalone retail pricing begins at $129 for a single-line version. QmodemPro v1.5 is available immediately at no charge for registered QmodemPro 1.0 users and $35 for Qmodem-registered users. For first-time users, the retail price is $99 plus shipping and handling. Mustang Software, Inc. (MSI) is the leading single-source supplier of bulletin board system (BBS) software and related communications software, with more than 22,000 registered users of its WILDCAT! BBS software and 80,000 registered users of its Qmodem/QmodemPro communications software. MSI, formed in 1986, is headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif. -end- Note to Editors: QmodemPro is the only Commercial Terminal Package at this time to support RIPscrip. MSI is providing a free QmodemPro v1.5 update to existing QmodemPro customers via a patch which can be downloaded from MSI's BBS or from any support forums on CompuServe, GEnie or America Online. QmodemPro customers can also order a new QmodemPro disk pack which has the upgrade on diskette media for $20.00 plus shipping. RIPscrip is a trademark of Telegrafix Corporation, Huntington Beach, CA they may be reached by dialing (714) 379-2131.