Task Manager 2000(tm) Readme File
Version 1.00.728
Copyright(c) Orbisoft.com July 20, 1999


1. Program Purpose and Description
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Use Orbisoft's Task Manager 2000(tm) personally or in a team environment to manage and track all tasks, projects and client jobs you or your team are working on.

Task Manager 2000 helps you not to forget giving you an 'instant snapshot' of what you're working on and what is remaining. Workloads and deadlines are automatically balanced with the help of automated time budgeting and workflow analysis.

The software features the power of Microsoft's 32-Bit Access(r) database technology to provide a multi-user database environment with built-in reports, templates and database fields, as well as the ability to customize all of these for your specific needs. While it contains advanced features, Task Manager 2000 is simple to use and requires minimal setup and data maintenance.

Features include

- Easy to use Microsoft Access(r) graphical user interface
- Year 2000 compliance
- Export to Microsoft Excel(r), Word(r), HTML, Email and Access(r) Snapshot.
- ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
- User-definable reports
- Built in sample reports (e.g. tasks with deadline next week, overdue tasks, tasks due today, tasks by team member and date received)
- User-definable data fields
- Quick, easy data entry with automatic defaults, AutoCorrect(r) and field templates
- Optional task time budgeting
- Dual budgeting methods
- Recurring Tasks
- Progress monitoring
- Indicators showing total time to go to complete all current tasks.
- Resource analysis and statistics
- What's this Help
- 32-bit multi-user use (up to 255 concurrent network users per database)
- FREE 30-day trial... download now at www.orbisoft.com


2. Installation Instructions
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Unzip the file tm2kt.zip using Pkunzip, Winzip or any other zip utility. Double-click the file tm2kt728.exe (self-extracting Winzip archive).

The installation program Microsoft setup.exe will automatically start after the files have been extracted to your system temp folder. Winzip will then automatically delete them after successful installation of Task Manager 2000.


3. Program Status
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The program is a fully functional commercial demo and will expire after 30 days.


4. Distribution Status 
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You may freely distribute this commercial demonstration version.


5. Questions
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Please visit http://www.orbisoft.com/support/index.htm if you have questions relating to this product. Please email support@orbisoft.com only after you have accessed this online support.

For more information about this product please visit www.orbisoft.com.


Thank you
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Thank you for choosing to try Orbisoft's Task Manager 2000!

Orbisoft Sales Team
Orbisoft Limited
http:/www.orbisoft.com

