ShareWatch  - a shareware program from GPSoftware
For Windows 95/98/2000/NT with internet connection.
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Designed and written by Jonathan Potter and Greg Perry
Copyright GPSoftware Brisbane, Australia 2000
All Rights Reserved

Permission is given to distribute this archive providing this
Readme file and the ShareWatchInstall are included unaltered.

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RELEASE NOTES:

Sharewatch is a program to access and display and monitor Australian shares.

The latest information is available from our website at 
http://www.sharewatch.com.au

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INSTALLATION:

Sharewatch is shipped as an InstallShield self extracting archive. Execute the 
ShareWatchInstall.exe and follow the instructions. The program installs to its 
own directory in ProgramFiles and is fully self-contained in this directory.

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STATUS OF PROGRAM:

ShareWatch is shareware. Registration details can be obtained from our
website at http://www.sharewatch.com.au

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

ShareWatch is a custom web application designed specifically to display
current share prices, portfolio values, announcements and other
information for companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The
program may be run on demand but is designed efficiently to run
independently in the background on a PC under Windows 95/98/NT4 or
Windows 2000 equipped with a connection to the Internet.

The program allows you to enter selected ASX codes into a Watch List and
display a diverse range of pricing and trading data for various stocks.
It can display multiple Watch Lists with several user configurable views
including 20 minute delayed pricing, last day's closing prices and
optionally, with password protection, your share holdings and values
calculated from last traded prices. The stock codes are flagged with
green or red markers indicating rising or falling prices.

Program Features include:-

   * On-line access to 20 minute delayed pricing
   * Multiple Watch Lists, unlimited stocks
   * Multiple Views - unlimited user defined
   * Colour coded price changes
   * Display your holdings, values and profit/loss
   * Automatic or manual update of pricing data
   * Scrolling Stock Ticker
   * Display ASX Indices
   * On-line Quotes
   * On-line Company Information
   * On-line Company Announcements
   * Set Alarms on the price movements
   * Set Alarms for company announcements
   * Leave out stocks on your Windows screen
   * Cut and paste  to Word or Excel
   * Opening and closing bell for market hours
   * Efficient, multi-threaded design
   * Designed for background operation

ShareWatch is available as a 30 day trial version and may be downloaded
via the Internet. Licences for the software are priced attractively to
be accessible to all share buyers and start at a low $39.95 for a two
user licence. For more information please see the ShareWatch website at
http://www.sharewatch.com.au

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CONTACT DETAILS:

Dr Greg Perry
GPSoftware, PO Box 570, Ashgrove, Brisbane, Australia 4060
Phone/Fax +61 7 33661402
URL: http://www.sharewatch.com.au
Email:   sales@sharewatch.com.au


