Software facilitates multiple spreadsheet updates.

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ExcelPipe mass-replacement utility for MS Excel allows organization to make multiple changes to thousands of spreadsheets simultaneously. Replacements can be performed in cells, headers, footers, hyperlinks, text boxes, shapes, and document properties such as Title, Subject, Author, and Company. Search and replace tool handles password-protected spreadsheets and provides Unicode finding and replacing for foreign languages.



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Update Multiple Company Spreadsheets With Ease



Melbourne, Australia - October 27, 2004 - Crystal Software announces ExcelPipe, its mass-replacement utility for Microsoft Excel.

ExcelPipe allows an organization to make multiple changes to thousands of spreadsheets at the same time. It saves hours of manual labor whenever there is a change to the organization's phone number, address, website or CEO. It's also very handy for maintaining hyperlinks when spreadsheets are migrated to a new server with a different name.

It has also been used to translate spreadsheets, and using its search-only mode, to locate TOP SECRET spreadsheets accidentally saved in public folders! Replacements can be performed in cells, the header and footer, in hyperlinks, in text boxes and shapes, and in the document properties such as Title, Subject, Author and Company. It is the most comprehensive search and replace tool available, with handling for password-protected spreadsheets and Unicode finding and replacing for foreign languages.

CONTACT
From: Crystal Software Australia, www.crystalsoftware.com.au
Contact: Simon Carter, +61-3 9888-3104, sales2@crystalsoftware.com

AVAILABILITY
Single user pricing starts at USD 499/EUR 442. A free evaluation can be downloaded from the company's website. Also available: Subscription model which can be used by unlimited people (from USD 0.06 per spreadsheet processed).

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
ExcelPipe requires Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 and 16 MB of memory, and Microsoft Excel 98 or later. The download file is 1 MB. Installation requires 2 MB.

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded in 1990, Crystal Software has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, and has over 2000 customers in 62 countries. Its charter is to provide IT professionals with time saving data analysis tools. In addition to ExcelPipe, Crystal Software offers:
o TextPipe Pro, an application that lets you search and replace multiple phrases across multiple text files in a single operation;
o WordPipe, an application that lets you search and replace multiple phrases across multiple Word documents in a single operation;
o PowerPointPipe, an application that lets you search and replace multiple phrases across multiple PowerPoint presentations in a single operation;
o DataPipe, a utility that makes it easy to search and replace information in live databases;
o ResumePipe; a utility that saves Human Resources professionals' time and money while processing applicants' resumes;
o DetachPipe, a program to detach, delete and compress attachments from large email accounts, while maintaining a clickable link to the documents;
o and other productivity software for Windows.

Info page: www.crystalsoftware.com.au/excelpipe.html

Screen shot: www.crystalsoftware.com.au/images/excelpipe_screen.gif

Simon Carter
CEO
Crystal Software
(+61) 3 9888 3104 (GMT+10 hours) simon.carter@crystalsoftware.com.au
http://www.crystalsoftware.com.au

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