Accrue Announces Leading eBusiness Analysis Solution for the Oracle Database Platform.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999--

Accrue Insight 3.0 for Oracle Delivers Sophisticated Data Mining

and Analysis for Corporations With Significant Web Initiatives

Accrue(TM) Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRU), a leading provider of enterprise eBusiness analysis software and services, today announced Accrue Insight(TM) 3.0 for Oracle on the Sun Solaris operating system.

The product, already in Beta test at several major customer sites, delivers sophisticated eBusiness analysis based upon Oracle's database platform. Accrue Insight for Oracle, available in September 1999, will enable enterprises to rapidly implement an analysis solution which leverages their investment in Oracle technology.

Oracle8i Enterprise, Oracle Corporation's (NASDAQ:ORCL) flagship database server, not only provides advanced data management tools but also the performance and scalability needed to support enterprise-class Web sites and other mission-critical applications. Oracle8i provides a powerful platform for storing and managing the rich data collected and analyzed by Accrue Insight.

"This announcement expands the platform options for our customers while providing all the benefits of Accrue Insight 3.0 in terms of sophisticated analysis for high-volume, complex Web deployments," said Vito Salvaggio, Vice President of Marketing at Accrue Software. "Now, corporations can easily extend their in-house Oracle expertise to perform eBusiness analysis on their business-critical Web sites."

With Web business moving at light speed, tomorrow's market leaders are the companies who take full advantage of cutting-edge technology today. Accrue Insight's powerful analysis capabilities help eBusinesses understand the effectiveness of eBusiness initiatives.

Shirlyn Wong, Internet Technologist at Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), agrees. "We have a large investment in Oracle's technology, expertise, and systems integration. As we drive to deliver a unified customer view across all of the various parts of the enterprise, Accrue Insight for Oracle will enable us to more easily integrate and analyze all of our legacy Oracle data with rich Web behavioral data from Accrue Insight."

Pricing and Availability

Accrue Insight 3.0 for Oracle will ship in September 1999. Pricing for Accrue Insight begins at $17,000 and varies based on the customer environment and the installed components.

About Accrue Software

Accrue Software, Inc. is a leading provider of eBusiness data collection and analysis software that enables business decision-makers to address critical marketing and merchandising questions concerning the effectiveness of their Web sites. Accrue's flagship product, Accrue Insight, is a comprehensive and scalable solution that helps Internet businesses increase the number of visitors to their site, the "stickiness" of the site and the conversion of lookers to buyers on a site.

Accrue's customers include Apple Computer (Nasdaq:AAPL), DHL Airways, DreamWorks SKG, Federal Express (NYSE:FDX), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Miller Freeman, Inc., Motorola (NYSE:MOT), N2K, Inc. (MusicBoulevard) (Nasdaq:NTKI), Preview Travel (Nasdaq:PTVL), San Jose Mercury News, Standard & Poor's MMS, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW), TheStreet.com (Nasdaq:TSCM) and T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq:TROW). Accrue has strategic partnerships with Vignette Corporation (Nasdaq:VIGN), DoubleClick (Nasdaq:DCLK) and Net Perceptions (Nasdaq:NETP).

Located in Fremont, California, Accrue Software can be reached at 1/888/4ACCRUE or 510/580-4500. For more information on the company, visit www.accrue.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in news releases are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's limited operating history, history of losses, fluctuations in operating results, competition in the eBusiness analysis market, reliance on sales from a single product for its revenue, and reliance on expanding sales operations and distribution channels. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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