Anti-Defamation League Honors PLATINUM technology's President and CEO Andrew "Flip" Filipowski with Torch of Liberty Award.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1998--

Inaugural Silicon Prairie Award Recognizes PLATINUM's CEO for

Leadership in Technology, Business and Community

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced that it will honor Andrew "Flip" Filipowski, president and CEO of PLATINUM technology, inc. (NASDAQ: PLAT), with its Torch of Liberty Award for his outstanding achievements in the technology, business and philanthropic arenas. The award, which will be given at an Inaugural Silicon Prairie Torch of Liberty Award Dinner tonight at the Field Museum in Chicago, was established to recognize individuals or companies in the technology industry who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community, equality and justice, and whose everyday actions exemplify the principles on which the ADL was founded.

The award is ADL's first technology industry award given in Chicago. The honor has been awarded several times by ADL's San Francisco office to such esteemed recipients as Scott McNealy (Sun Microsystems, Inc.), Dr. Gordon E. Moore (Intel Corp.), John Scully (Apple Computer, Inc.), and James G. Treybig (Tandem Computers, Inc.).

"Flip's charitable work and his company's business practices demonstrate the positive difference business leaders can make in improving the world around them. PLATINUM's Digital Schoolhouse program, for example, which provides children with hands-on training and experience with computers and the Internet, is both a generous and creative response to the growing `information gap' that exists in our society," stated Richard Hirschhaut, Anti-Defamation League regional director. "Whether it be preserving wildlife through the PLATINUM Wildlife Foundation or bringing technology to underprivileged children, Flip's compassion for giving something back to the community exemplifies what we look for in Torch of Liberty recipients."

Business Leadership

Filipowski founded PLATINUM technology, inc. in 1987. Under his leadership, it has grown into the 11th largest independent software company worldwide with 1998 revenues expected to reach $1 billion. PLATINUM, headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, provides software and services that help IT organizations manage and improve the IT infrastructure. PLATINUM's solutions include database and systems management, data warehousing and decision support, application lifecycle, Internet commerce, and Year 2000 reengineering. Prior to founding PLATINUM, Filipowski was founder of DBMS, Inc., a software products and services company; he served as its president, CEO and chairman from 1979 until March 1987.

In 1998, PLATINUM was named as one of the "Top 100 Public Companies" by Forbes magazine and is one of the fastest growing software firms of all time.

Philanthropic/Community Leadership

Additionally, Filipowski's accomplishments extend beyond the business community. He has contributed significantly to charitable organizations including PLATINUM Wildlife Foundation, PLATINUM Black Rhino Rescue Foundation and PLATINUM Digital Schoolhouse Foundation. He also has served on a number of boards for non-profit organizations, including the University of Chicago Hospital, the Lincoln Park Zoo, the John G. Shedd Aquarium, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy and the Advisory Board for the Chicago Public Schools Cluster/Curriculum Enhancement Project. Additionally, Filipowski has received numerous awards, including the Illinois High Tech and KPMG Peat Marwick's Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

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The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.