NEEDLES RELEASE V4.65 INCLUDES FULL ACCOUNTING INTERFACE WITH QUICKBOOKS

Owings Mills, MD (October 16, 2006) – Needles, released its latest version, Needles 4.65, today. The new upgrade includes modifications to over 30 areas of the program and includes many “wishlist” items submitted by current Needles’ users. Most notably, the program now contains a time-tracking module and bidirectional interface with the QuickBooks® accounting software. These items will allow clients to more easily track, record and update case expense information from within their Needles program.

President Burton L. Bank feels that “version 4.65 is probably the largest upgrade we have done in a long time. Although it contains certain new concepts, the important thing to look for here is the ‘Clean Sweep’ that we have performed on some of our basic areas. Using our client wishlist suggestions as a starting point, we modified and upgraded our calendar, checklist and document creation and generation areas. Another major improvement is our new and exciting integration with QuickBooks. For the first time, our clients will have the option of using a QuickBooks link that will bring them much closer to a full-blown accounting system.

Founded in 1984, as Chesapeake Interlink, Ltd., Needles Inc. became the first American company to develop a legal Case Management Software program. The firms core business is legal software, and there are over 1,700 installations, including conversions from other programs. Website at http://www.needles.com.

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