Ashnasoft Corporation Announces AshnaMQ 2.0 Enterprise Edition JMS Server; Only JMS Server to Connect Real-Time Web, Wireless and Microsoft Office Applications.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

JavaOne 2002

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002

Ashnasoft Corporation announced today the availability of AshnaMQ(TM) 2.0 Enterprise Edition, the newest release of its real-time anywhere messaging platform. The new 2.0 Enterprise Edition adds support for real-time Web, wireless and Microsoft Office applications, allowing for easy distribution of information to an unprecedented number of platforms without compromising performance, scalability and reliability.

"After evaluating multiple products in the current Java Message Service market, we have concluded that AshnaMQ is superior overall to the competition in terms of performance and reliability, ease of administration, and ease of integration with J2EE servers," said Nick Ferrante, Chief Technology Officer, TheBancorp.com.

"Integration and distribution of information cannot be limited to just server platforms and must address the wide variety of applications running inside and outside the Enterprise boundaries," said Imtiyaz Haque, President of Ashnasoft Corporation. "With this new version of AshnaMQ's JMS server technology we can more elegantly facilitate companies' needs for enterprise messaging by using fewer servers and other system resources, which translates into faster performance and increased scalability."

AshnaMQ 2.0 Enterprise Edition builds upon the previously released 2.0 Standard Edition platform that is already deployed at customer sites. AshnaMQ 2.0 Enterprise includes the following features:

-- Resource Optimized Architecture(TM) -- allows companies to share system
resources more efficiently to allow thousands of topics and connections to be
loaded onto a single server.

-- Firewall-friendly implementation allows real-time communication over HTTP(s)
outside the Enterprise, and enables more secure transactions

-- Real-time messaging to Web browsers enables same level of interactivity as
native applications without any special installation

-- Support for Microsoft Office applications enables Windows desktops to
connect to Java servers

-- Support for wireless devices running J2ME

-- A unique messaging database for ultra-high performance

Pricing and Availability

AshnaMQ 2.0 Enterprise Edition will be launched at the JavaOne conference on March 24-29, 2002 in San Francisco and is expected to be available for general release in beginning of April from http://www.ashnasoft.com. For pricing, please contact [e-mail].

About Ashnasoft

Ashnasoft Corp. provides a messaging infrastructure for delivering integrated data to a multitude of platforms including Web browsers, desktops, and wireless devices. Unlike other JMS messaging products, Ashnasoft's flagship product AshnaMQ(TM) provides the best balance of performance, scalability and reliability for Internet scale messaging deployments. The AshnaMQ messaging platform implements Java Message Service (JMS) API, connecting Java servers to real-time Web, Wireless, Microsoft Office and Enterprise applications. The company was founded in 1996 and has maintained a consistent commitment to delivering quality products and exceptional customer service. Ashnasoft Corp. is located in Fremont, California. Visit its website at www.ashnasoft.com.