Giardina & Associates Adds New Features to Office Tools 2002 For Accountants/CPAs/Tax Professionals

September 24, 2002 – Palmdale, CA – Giardina & Associates, a leading computer consulting firm offering full-service technical solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and an emerging leader in time billing and practice management software, announced today that it has added new features to its Office Tools 2002 software for accountants and CPAs. New additions to the popular software include the appointment confirmation system and the ability to synchronize with Palm Pilot devices. Office Tools provides businesses with a comprehensive practice management package, including contact management, time and billing, scheduling, due date reporting, project tracking and records management.

“More and more CPA firms are demanding one-stop service from their software providers,” said Michael Giardina, President of Giardina & Associates. “As financial professionals, they know that the fewer suppliers they deal with, the lower the cost and the higher the reliability. By providing a wide range of computer software consulting products and services, in addition to powerful time billing and practice management software, we help CPAs simplify practice management.”

The appointment confirmation system allows the user to set up appointments and confirmation calls using customized form letters and/or postcards for mail confirmation. The system uses Giardina’s built in PIM (Personal Information Manager) database and its integration with Microsoft Word for mail merges. In addition, a user can now synchronize with their Palm Pilot with the push of a button, or use Microsoft Outlook or the ASCII file import in Office Tools for quick contact setup.

Office Tools starts at $199 per user and is available free of charge for the first 90 days. As an authorized Palm, Inc. reseller, Giardina & Associates offers a discount on a Palm Pilot with the purchase of Office Tools. In addition, support and service packages for accountants, CPAs and tax professionals are available. For more information on Office Tools, call 888-667-8440, email sales@giardina-assoc.com or visit their Web site at http://www.Giardina-Assoc.com.

About Giardina & Associates
Since 1989 Giardina & Associates, a Southern California based computer consulting firm, has been helping small and medium-sized businesses utilize technical resources. Services offered include LAN Management, Outsourced MIS, IS Consulting, Web Design, Custom Programming and Computer/Printer Sales, Support & Service. Giardina & Associates are Novell Authorized Resellers as well as partners/resellers of Compaq, Cisco Systems, Sonic, Intel, Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. Their flagship product, Office Tools, is a practice management program that combines the best of client management and scheduling, project management and time and billing in one easy to use package. Office Tools is available free of charge for the first 90 days. For more information on Giardina & Associates and Office Tools, call 888-667-8440 or visit their Web site at http://www.Giardina-Assoc.com.

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