Dyan Dyer Recognized for Her Outstanding Business Savvy and Intuitiveness in the Anti-Virus and CD-R Industries

3/19, 1999

JUPITER, FL (PR NEWSWIRE) --Dyan Dyer, Chairman and CEO of Command Software Systems, Inc. and its subsidiary GEAR Software, is the first to win the "Woman Entrepreneur-Trailblazer" award, presented at the "Women's Executive Ball - The 1999 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year" gala. This first annual award ceremony, co-chaired by the Boca/Delray Chapter of "National Women Business Owners" (NAWBO) and "The Small Office Home Office Association" (SOHO Station) honored women entrepreneurs in Palm Beach County, Florida who have demonstrated extraordinary achievements in their respective businesses and who exemplify dedication to helping others by sharing their expertise.

Nominees for the Woman Entrepreneur-Trailblazer award were required to have been in business for at least five years and had to have acquired substantial revenues over time. Ms. Dyer's success story has been built on her abiding commitment to develop best of breed products and superior customer service and support. Ms. Dyer's "Just Do It" attitude, her unwavering determination to meet all challenges head-on, and her commitment to hiring quality people, create the foundation of her companies.

Command Software offers unsurpassed capabilities in the anti-virus and CD-Recordable arenas. Command's premiere anti-virus product, Command AntiVirus™ (formerly F-PROT Professional�) is a product long recognized for its superior virus detection and disinfection capabilities, and is one of only four companies in the world to have been awarded Checkmark Level Two certification for 100% disinfection of in-the-wild viruses. Command AntiVirus is available on multiple platforms, including Lotus� Notes and Microsoft� Exchange.

Command Software's subsidiary, GEAR Software, brings to market today's most robust CD-R and DVD-R technology for audio, video, and data recording, plus a multimedia version for Windows and UNIX platforms. The GEAR consumer family of products includes GEAR™ CD-R Suite which bundles GEAR™ Audio (allows users to mix music and audio onto one CD from multiple sources), GEAR™ Replicator (allows users to create flawless duplication of any CD), and WebGrabber™ (allows users to copy Web content onto CD). GEAR PRO for Windows and GEAR PRO for UNIX make up GEAR's professional product line and includes cutting-edge features that multimedia title developers, CD publishers and audio houses demand.

Through the focused leadership of Ms. Dyer, her companies will take the new millennium by storm. Her product lines have been Y2K compliant for several years and she is currently working to expand the product base of both Command and GEAR. As recipient of the Woman Entrepreneur-Trailblazer award, Ms. Dyer once again is setting the standard in the anti-virus and CD-Recordable industries by demonstrating commitment, forward thinking and perseverance.


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