SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com today
announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Mac App
Store. Family Tree Maker for Mac provides an easy way to save and
organize your family tree conveniently on your Mac and has a
variety of tools that can help you share your discoveries with
family and friends.
"We are excited that Family Tree Maker for Mac is now available
for download on the Mac App Store," said Eric Shoup, Senior Vice President of Product for
Ancestry.com. "We’re committed to making our Family Tree Maker
products easily accessible to everyone and this is yet another
resource available from Ancestry.com to enable everyone to
discover, preserve and share their family history."
Family Tree Maker for Mac combines intuitive tools with robust
features and flexible options, making it ideal for family history
novices and experts alike. A dynamic user interface and
integration with Ancestry.com makes it simple to create family
trees, record memories, and organize photos, videos and audio
clips, plus share ancestors' stories. It's even possible to explore
family migration paths by viewing timelines and interactive maps
that highlight events and places in ancestors' lives.
Family Tree Maker for Mac is built on the functionality of
Family Tree Maker 2010, and is constructed from the ground up to
take full advantage of the Mac platform in terms of technology and
user experience.
System requirements for Family Tree Maker for Mac include:
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
- Intel-based Mac
- Hard Disk Space: 500MB for installation
- Internet access is required for all Web integration
Family Tree Maker for Mac is now available for purchase and
electronic download online on the Mac App Store for $99.99. The program is also available at
http://www.familytreemaker.com and in select retail stores,
including Apple's retail stores, Amazon, Office Depot, and Office
Max.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) is the world's largest online
family history resource, with nearly 1.4 million paying
subscribers. More than 6 billion records have been added to the
site in the past 14 years. Ancestry users have created more than 20
million family trees containing over 2 billion profiles.
Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries that
help people discover, preserve and share their family history,
including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.
SOURCE Ancestry.com