LANCASTER, CA - May 1, 2009 - North 40 Systems, which provides practice management software, seminars and full service technical solutions to small and medium-sized firms, announced today it will use WebCPA's Virtual Trade Show to broaden it's reach on the web.

The Virtual Trade Show from WebCPA will be used to reach those who use the web to research software, those who are in geographical regions that are not close to traditional conferences. A booth will be available in the exhibit hall where guests can ask questions, review information and link to the Office Tools Professional site. We will post links to video demos, customer testimonials and the download for our trial versions of the software. In addition give a ways will be announced at the booth to entice guests.

"Reaching new customers is what we are about. With the VTS site we are strengthening our internet presence. We are always exploring new ways to broaden our reach. We want to reach people who do not normally attend conferences due to distance and costs. These shoppers now have a new way to look at products organized in an online trade show. We are very excited about what WebCPA has done with their VTS offering and are glad to have joined their site," said Michael Giardina, President of Office Tools Professional.

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, document imaging, conflict checking and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

LANCASTER, CA - April 16, 2009 - North 40 Systems, which provides practice management software, seminars and full service technical solutions to small and medium-sized firms, announced today that it has plans to build a application integrated with Gmail. This new version allows accountants, CPAs and financial service professionals to access the potential and increase office productivity by making many features available on the web thru Gmail by early 2010.

With this new offering integration with Gmail, Gdocs including calendars will be available to all new and existing users. Office Tools Professional 2009 will continue to sell its windows based application while taking core features like time tracking and workflow and integrate them with the existing Gmail app. Users will be required to sign up with Gmail and purchase our app to take advantage of this new offering. Plans for data migrations are under discussion and should be announce late this year.

"Many want the ability to work anywhere, anytime. This application will not only provide this through web access but will integrate with the many features Gmail offers. We see a whole new market out there of existing Gmail users who haven't experience Office Tools Professional before," said Michael Giardina, President of North 40 Systems.

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, workflow and document imaging and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

Most commonly known as a "Client Web Portal", the DropFolder.net product allows for SSL, 256bit encrypted data transfer between accountant and client. Data can be sent directly form Office Tools Professional software to the web portal. Clients are sent an email link with temporary login information for downloading the file. Clients can also login directly at www.dropfolder.net and upload nearly any file to their accounting professional. Users need to order DropFolder.net as an add-on feature starting at $20 / month for unlimited clients and up to 5GB transfer per month. For a breif demonstration visit http://www.officetoolspro.com/products/dropfolder.html

"In today's security conscious society sending confidential data any other way is risky business. We want all our users to be able to send documents securely without worry. Not only is data transfer know easy, but it is a click away for Office Tools Professional users. One of the best things is that all administration and setup is handled by the software, saving valuable time. This product pays for it self very quickly." said Michael Giardina, President of Office Tools Professional.

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, workflow and document imaging and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

LANCASTER, CA - January 20, 2009 - North 40 Systems, which provides practice management software, seminars and full service technical solutions to small and medium-sized firms, announced today a new integration tool bar for Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 for Office Tools Professional. The Add-On will allow users to send any Word, Excel, or Outlook file directly to the Office Tools Professional document manager. In addition to sending documents you can now create a time card from Microsoft Office products by using the "Create Time Card" toolbar. A user simply selects which client and the amount of time spent on Word or Excel documents or how long they spent producing or reading email for your clients. The new Time card will appear in Office Tools Professional ready to bill.

"By adding the toolbar inside Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 users don't have to change the way they work. Documents can easily be sent and time cards created without leaving Microsoft Outlook or Word and Excel. Office Tools Professional is making every effort to improve users approach to work. Fewer limits are what we are about." said Michael Giardina, President of North 40 Systems.

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, document imaging, conflict checking and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

LANCASTER, CA - July 1, 2009 - North 40 Systems, which provides practice management software, seminars and full service technical solutions to small and medium-sized firms, announced today that it plans to release its MS .net version of software at the end of 2009. This new version allows accountants, CPAs and financial service professionals to run on the latest Microsoft technology available while bridging its program with its current SQL platform. Providing state of the art features and programming towards the future with a base for new enhancements to come.

This release will end the current version which has been available for nearly 9 years Office Tools Professional will no longer being updating its Access versions offering only the .net version as early as November 2009. When using .net programmers can code for both windows based operating systems and web based programs.

"With our new version, firms will be given many new and exciting features which we plan on announcing later this year. Most importantly we can provide state of the art integrations, web versions and move into the future. We will be completely Window 7 compliant too. While the software will take on new features the sleek interface users have come accustom to will not be redesigned," said Michael Giardina, President of North 40 Systems.

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, workflow and document imaging and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

LANCASTER, CA - October 22, 2008 - The launch of a redesigned website is announced today by Office Tools Professional (www.officetoolspro.com), a comprehensive practice management program. The launch of the redesigned website featuring a simple, easy-to-navigate interface to help users find exactly what they need with fewest clicks possible, including a special section with videos from actual customers.

The new layout displays everything Office Tools Professional offers to its customers, allowing consumers to easily view every aspect of the program. The newly redesigned website also enables Office Tools Professional to quickly deliver software updates and support issues. Separate RSS feeds are now available for all items under News and Support to help visitors and users stay connected.

"Here at Office Tools Professional we are pleased to have a brand new website experience for all of our visitors. We have included some new products including our yearly Practice Management conference and publication My Office Today," said Michael Giardina, President of Office Tools Professional. "We also are thankful to the many customers who provided quotes and video interviews. We encourage all visitors to enjoy their experience by discovering how Office Tools Professional is committed to transforming business by improving efficiencies and productivity."

About Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Professional 2009 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, document imaging, conflict checking and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Pricing starting at $300. Office Tools Professional is available free of charge for the first 30 days. For more information, visit www.OfficeToolsPro.com.

North 40 Systems, which provides practice management software and full-service technical solutions to small and medium-sized firms, announced today that its 2007 sales for its Office Tools Pro practice management program grew at a rate of 60 percent over the previous year. In addition, the company has moved its headquarters (formerly Palmdale, CA) to a larger office located in Lancaster, CA, effective August 9, 2008.

"In a small business office, all employees wear multiple hats throughout the organization," said Michael Giardina, president of North 40 Systems. "Many small firms still do not realize that there is software available today, such as Office Tools Pro, that meets their firm's specific needs. Instead, they deal with the high costs of large firm software and the lack of affinity for the small business office workflow dynamic. We believe that our growth shows how essential efficient practice management software is becoming for smaller accounting firms. We are very pleased and proud of the increasing number of firms that have selected Office Tools Pro."

Office Tools Pro 2008 allows accounting professionals to track client activities and electronic files, including related documents and emails. Visual indicators for data entry and easy access, such as checkmarks, headers and titles and bookmarks, are included. The Office Tools Pro document imaging system is compatible with Microsoft Office®, Adobe Acrobat® and WordPerfect®, and seamlessly integrates with any Twain-compliant scanner, including leading Fujitsu, HP and Xerox scanners. As a premier member of the Intuit Developer Network, Office Tools Pro 2008 integrates with Intuit's QuickBooks® 2008 products--including QuickBooks: Pro 2008, QuickBooks: Premier 2008 and QuickBooks: Premier 2008 Accountant Edition.

Office Tools Pro starts at $299 per user and is available free of charge for the first 90 days. In addition, support and service packages for accountants, CPAs and tax professionals are available. For more information on Office Tools Pro 2008, call 888-667-8440 or visit their Web site at http://www.OfficeToolsPro.com

About Office Tools Pro

Office Tools Pro 2008 is a comprehensive practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management, document imaging, conflict checking and time and billing in one easy-to-use package. Office Tools Pro is available free of charge for the first 90 days. For more information on Office Tools Pro, call 888-667-8440 or visit their Web site at www.OfficeToolsPro.com

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1051 West Avenue M
Suite 201
Lancaster, CA 93534