Surpass releases Version 4

Information Outlook, March, 2003

Surpass Software has released Version 4 of Surpass Central, Surpass Safari, and Surpass Web Safari, the core components of the Surpass library automation family of products. New features include universal check-in and checkout hot keys, customizable cataloging templates, user-selected circulation category icons, automatic software updates for Surpass Support subscribers, and Visual Navigator, an icon-based search that is now integrated into Safari and Web Safari. The new release of Version 4 also boasts the availability of a wide array of enhanced content such as book jackets, author notes, table of contents, and even chapter excerpts that integrate directly into the Safari and Web Safari catalogs via a yearly subscription service.

Version 4 of Surpass Central now features universal check-in and check-out hot keys, allowing Central users to go to the check-in and check-out screens instantly from anywhere in the program with one keystroke. Version 4 checks for updates to Surpass software automatically. When there are updates available, the automatic update feature gives the Surpass Support customers the opportunity to download and install them. Support customers can also have Surpass Central check for updates whenever they want by simply clicking the Support button and selecting "Check for Updates."