Aonix Announces UltraQuest Reporter Combining the Best Features of S/390 Technology With the Ease of Desktop Reporting.

TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--

Aonix, a leading provider of enterprise-wide access, analysis, rapid development, and reporting tools for over 30 years, announced today the release of its new UltraQuest Reporter for Web-enabled S/390 reporting.

UltraQuest Reporter allows users of all skill levels to easily create complex reports using multiple S/390 databases and tables.

"We've been waiting for a tool like UltraQuest Reporter -- a Web-based, easy-to-use report writer -- with all of the power of the mainframe NOMAD 4GL plus direct access to mainframe data," said Joan Daniel, data warehouse project lead for Boise Cascade. "UltraQuest will make an important contribution to the reduction of IT involvement and costs, allowing us to eliminate the need to duplicate data on servers, create new schemas or purchase extra hardware. This is a high-return product that actually delivers what other products have claimed."

Featuring a familiar Web browser interface, UltraQuest Reporter provides access to IDMS, Teradata, DB2, IMS, VSAM, QSAM, and NOMAD data. UltraQuest Reporter's direct two-tier architecture eliminates the need for mid-tier servers or gateway software. Furthermore, UltraQuest Reporter reduces costly IT management overhead by eliminating the need for additional hardware purchases, installations, intensive training and programming.

"Our goal is to carefully select tools that significantly contribute to our business direction," said Jim Briggs, director of production operations, Nielsen Media Research. "We plan to use UltraQuest as a 'strategic enterprise product' to help us enhance our data quality control, which will allow us improve our expense management, and position us to achieve better company profit and growth."

UltraQuest Reporter's unique design provides for easy installation, centralized reporting, quick startup, maximum scalability, powerful functionality and significant near-term return-on-investment. UltraQuest enables users to: -0-

--   Build Dynamic Custom Reports: multiple interfaces provide novice
     through expert users the ability to easily generate simple or
     complex reports.

--   Run Cataloged Reports: the menu component enables global users to
     access centrally stored reports. Requests can be executed
     interactively or run in batch with output to printers, PC
     spreadsheets, etc.

--   Centralize Report Management: replaces elaborate report
     distribution systems with a single system of centralized reports
     that is fully and quickly scalable.

--   Extend Application Development: purchase the UltraQuest
     application development facilities for rapid application
     development of Web-enabled applications.

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"UltraQuest Reporter is ideal for IT managers who face the challenge of improving service levels while operating within staff and resource allocation restrictions, mandated by issues such as Y2K compliance," said Eileen Bianchini, product marketing manager for Aonix's information access & management solutions group. "UltraQuest Reporter frees up support resources by making end-users self-sufficient. It does this by effectively leveraging the best of both S/390 and Web technologies. UltraQuest Reporter delivers a fast payback and high return on investment, which our customers have readily recognized."

Pricing and Availability

Introductory user-based pricing for UltraQuest Reporter starts at $30,000 and is effective through June 30, 1999. UltraQuest Reporter is available immediately.

About Aonix

Aonix is a leading international software company offering integrated software development environments and information access tools. Aonix delivers enterprise solutions and services that increase developer and end user productivity and improve application software quality and reusability. Aonix is committed to customer success.

The Aonix Lifecycle Solutions division provides a comprehensive suite of software development products that support the customers' development process, methods and tools through an integrated Lifecycle Desktop. The result is improved developer productivity and software quality. The Information Access and Management Solutions division provides products and services designed to dramatically simplify access and analysis of mainframe data. This allows customers to better manage their business and adapt to the ever-changing requirements associated with enterprise data access and application development. Headquartered in San Diego, Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America and Europe in addition to a network of International distributors. Aonix can be found on the Internet at http://www.aonix.com or reached by phone at 800/97-AONIX.

Note to Editors: UltraQuest is a trademark of Aonix. Aonix and NOMAD are registered trademarks of Aonix. All other products and/or company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective owners.