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Technology Stocks : TouchStone S/W (TSSW) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bayclipper who wrote (3031)	1/26/2000 9:26:00 AM
From: David Alan Cook	Respond to of 3627

Gordon, IPO to be launched week of 14 Feb. - Could catch. Lets hope for a good Valentine present for the shareholders of TSSW. 3 Million shares to be offered. Remainder shares to be help by the insiders . . .over 60%. TSSW with CEO shares to own about 10% of float. DC

To: Bayclipper who wrote (3031)	1/26/2000 10:22:00 AM
From: David Alan Cook	Respond to of 3627

Gordon, In the prior press release below, Pierre Narath mentioned his two prong strategy to increase shareholder value. ( He is the largest shareholder now ). Interested to know how the company's new versions of Fast Move and Wincheckit are doing. I know that TSSW received a contract for Card Ware with SCM. Lets hope this side of the business can continue to grow. ( Revenue was up 40% for the first 9 qtrs ) TouchStone Software CEO Pierre A. Narath Interviewed on Wall Street News Cast Narath Comments on Company's Investment Strategy, Product Line and Future Plans NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- TouchStone Software Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: TSSW) Chairman, President, and CEO Pierre A. Narath was interviewed today by Tom Bustamante of Wall Street News Cast, a prestigious online financial forum. Narath spoke about TouchStone's products, investment strategy and future plans. The interview can be found in the "New Interviews" section on wallstreetnewscast.com . Narath outlined the company's two-pronged strategy for growing the business and increasing shareholder value, which consists of expanding sales of the diagnostic software product line and investing in business-to-business e-commerce companies. Narath also detailed the distribution strategy for the company's line of PC diagnostic software products, which features WinCheckIt and FastMove! 2000. These products are now available through retail outlets such as Best Buy, CompUSA, Frye's and Micro Warehouse, and also from the company's Web site at checkit.com . Narath commented that the company plans to focus on expanding product sales through the direct and OEM channels. Narath expressed a goal of having CheckIt as an assembly line quality assurance certification for new PCs. The CheckIt Certification would serve as a quality seal, indicating that the PC is 'CheckIt certified.' Narath further commented on the company's strategy to invest in business-to-business e-commerce companies, stating the company has taken an equity position in one firm already, and more investments are to come. Narath noted that the business-to-consumer segment of the Internet marketplace is saturated and unprofitable, whereas the business-to-business segment has a much better profitability model. Narath concluded the interview by outlining the company's strategic goals for 2000 as expanding the product line and customer base, and identifying additional investment opportunities to create liquidity and increase shareholder value. About TouchStone Software TouchStone Software Corporation is a leading developer of innovative software designed to help people use complex technologies. The company's products, which include CheckIt 98, CheckIt Diagnostic Suite, CheckIt NetOptimizer, and FastMove!, are distributed worldwide through the retail, VAR, distributor, direct and OEM sales channels. TouchStone's corporate headquarters are located at 1538 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA 01845, with a branch office in Europe, located at Sonnenstrasse 26B 85622 Feldkirchen, Germany. Additional information aabout TouchStone Software is available at touchstonesoftware.com . About Wall Street News Cast Wall Street News Cast, Inc. is a NY State Corporation that employs and represents professionals specializing in Finance, Business Development and Internet Business Development. Wall Street News Cast, Inc. operates in the heart of the financial world, NYC. Wall Street News Cast, Inc.'s main portal of business is operated through its web site; wallstreetnewscast.com or with the same address ending with .net or .org. Wallstreetnewscast.net is a newly developed site devoted to the principal business model of conducting story telling formatted interviews with Small Cap to Mid Cap companies that have important news and upcoming events. Wallstreetnewscast.net is free to anyone and everyone with Internet connectivity to us. WSNC is also exploring Ecommerce opportunities as well as Internet Partnerships and Co-Branding. WSNC strives to make professional relationships with every company we interview in hope of spreading the word about WSNC to the Internet Finance Community. For more information, contact Rich West of TouchStone Software Corporation, 978-686-6468, rich_west@unicore.com; or Steve Simon of S&S Public Relations, 847-955-0700, steve@sspr.com, for TouchStone Software -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: TouchStone Software Corporation CONTACT: Rich West of TouchStone Software Corporation, 978-686-6468, rich_west@unicore.com; or Steve Simon of S&S Public Relations, 847-955-0700, steve@sspr.com, for TouchStone Software

To: Bayclipper who wrote (3031)	2/1/2000 9:07:00 AM
From: David Alan Cook	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3627

TSSW News - Esupport.com Subsidiary Announced - Expect IPO launch later this year TouchStone Software Corp. Announces eSupport.com Inc. Wholly Owned Subsidiary Will Assume TouchStone's Day to Day Technology Operations NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000--TouchStone Software Corp. (OTC BB: TSSW), Tuesday announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary eSupport.com Inc. The subsidiary will be a provider of online diagnostic software and other support products to the IT departments of medium to large companies, as well as third party service providers. TouchStone continues to solidify its two pronged business strategy, technology based and business to business e-commerce investment opportunities. All daily operations pertaining to TouchStone's System Management Software, AwardBIOS Upgrades, Direct, OEM and retail Sales will now operate under the newly formed eSupport.com. "The creation of eSupport.com further demonstrates TouchStone's broad-based development capabilities," said Pierre Narath, chairman and CEO of TouchStone Software. "Our business model was founded on the principle of providing cost efficiencies, flexible technology, and value-added business relationships. We see this new company as a quantum leap in our strategic plan to penetrate new markets and capitalize on existing brand identity. We anticipate the completion of an IPO later this year."(a) "Superior customer service will differentiate the winners from the losers in the electronic marketplace. This emerging category of electronic support will quickly become a multi-billion dollar market and eSupport.com is extremely well positioned to capitalize on this trend and meet the growing demand for customer service support over the World Wide Web," said Andrew Razo, president of AM Razo and Co., TouchStone Software's investment advisors. "Furthermore," Razo continued, "according to IDC, a leading market research firm, the electronic support industry will grow from $3.1 billion in 1999 to $14.2 billion in 2003, representing 43 percent of the total support market. eSupport.com provides an automated, end-to-end support solution that integrates all of the elements involved in the technical support process." With headquarters in North Andover, TouchStone Software Corp. is recognized as a major force in the utility software market focusing on PC system diagnostics and utilities. Founded in 1982, TouchStone designs, develops and markets a comprehensive line of utility programs, highlighted by the CheckIt(R) Family of system diagnostics. The CheckIt Family consists of WinCheckIt 6.5(TM), FastMove! 2000(R) and CheckIt NetOptimizer(TM). TouchStone sells and distributes its product throughout the retail, direct and OEM sales channels. In March 1999, Touchstone acquired Unicore Software Inc., which was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nadaq:PTEC). Unicore is a full service computer engineering company that is also the world's oldest and largest supplier of BIOS upgrades. The company also provides diagnostics, hard drive installation utilities and drivers to many leading manufacturers in the PC industry. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.touchstonesoftware.com. Safe Harbor Statement The foregoing news release may include numerous forward-looking statements concerning the company's business and future prospects and other similar statements that do not concern matters of historical fact. Statements identified with a "(a)" are forward looking statements. Those forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this document, the words "anticipate" and similar expressions are also intended to identify other forward-looking statements. The Federal securities laws provide a limited "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release relating to product development, business prospects and development of a commercial market for technological advances are based on the company's current expectations. The company's current expectations are subject to all of the uncertainties and risks customarily associated with new business ventures including, but not limited to, market conditions, successful product development and acceptance, competition and overall economic conditions, as well as the risk of adverse regulatory actions. The company's actual results may differ materially from current expectations. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason. Contact: TouchStone Software Corp., North Andover Rich West, 978/686-6468 E-mail: rich_west@unicore.com or Market Pathways Shannon T. Squyres (media & investors), 949/955-1860