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PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

MyHeritage, the popular family history network, today announced the release of Family Tree Builder 7.0, free genealogy software that combines innovative technology with easy-to-use features. The millions of family history enthusiasts and genealogists worldwide using Family Tree Builder to explore, document and showcase their roots, can now synchronize their family tree between different devices and enjoy sophisticated ways of making new discoveries via the cloud.

Family Tree Builder 7.0 is available as a free download from http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder.

Using the new software, users can now optionally synchronize their entire family history between their computer and their online family tree on MyHeritage. This connection of genealogy software to the cloud enables users to access their family history anytime and anywhere. It also enables users to benefit from the renowned network effects of MyHeritages huge user community, with advanced matching technologies that automatically search millions of user-contributed family trees from around the world and a database of billions of historical records, to help users make breakthrough discoveries. The new version 7.0 adds new languages to cater to family history fans in the Far East, enjoys a graphical facelift and sports better looks.

Feature-packed and cloud-powered, Family Tree Builder has become a must-have tool for anyone interested in family history, said Gilad Japhet, Founder and CEO of MyHeritage. Were proud to be bringing family history to the masses with the most technologically advanced, yet easy-use software for building a familys digital legacy and preserving it for future generations. By combining helpful family tree tools for charting a familys course through history, with an advanced sync system and Record Matching technology, new Family Tree Builder 7.0 offers an unbeatable journey to the past.

New Sync System

All family tree information is synchronized, including photos, videos, audio files, notes, sources, citations and other information, except private information such as DNA markers which never leaves the users computer. The family history data can now be privately and securely viewed, edited and expanded from any device - the users computer, the users online family site on MyHeritage or via the free MyHeritage mobile apps for iPad, iPhone and Android. Users have full control of who can be granted permission to view or add information. The new sync system also provides a backup of the users precious data.

Record Matching technology

Whereas previous versions of Family Tree Builder already enjoyed Smart Matching technology, which brought users matches from the millions of user-contributed family trees on MyHeritage, the new version 7.0 is the first to enjoy the companys successful Record Matching technology, recently praised by well-known genealogy bloggers and opinion leaders James Tanner and Randy Seaver as magic.

Record Matching is a discovery-finder and a time-saver. It automatically researches every individual in the users family tree and looks for matching historical records with high accuracy. All historical records found are consolidated in one convenient report, which the user can then go over systematically. Record Matching is the worlds first and only technology capable of automatically finding newspaper articles about ones ancestors.

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MyHeritage Releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to Bring the Power of the Cloud to Genealogy Software