Aztec Technology Experts Address Development Issues At Microsoft's Devdays '99.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999--

Consultants With PCSI - Aztec's Web-Based Applications Practice -

To Speak On New Services In Windows 2000 For Application Developers

Aztec Technology Partners (NASDAQ: AZTC), a leading single-source provider of e-Solutions for business, today announced that two of its top applications experts will be featured speakers at DevDays '99, Microsoft's premier developer conference that simultaneously occurs in more than 30 U.S. cities on September 15, 1999.

Aztec's experts, Bob Combs and Sherlock Holmes, will address Tri-State attendees at the New York conference on building Windows DNA-based applications on Windows 2000. Combs, director of strategic technologies for Aztec in the Tri-State and a member of the HP User Group Hall of Fame, will speak on the Windows DNA Data Tier, while Holmes, a senior developer for Aztec, will discuss the Windows DNA Business Tier.

"Our development experts have hands-on experience with advanced new services in Windows 2000, and have valuable real-life insights on building and delivering the most reliable, scalable and manageable applications," said Dr. Ben Tandowski, Aztec's chief technology officer and founder of its web-based applications business. "The same knowledge we use day-to-day with Aztec clients to give them successful results in achieving competitive advantages and measurable growth will be an integral part of our presentations at DevDays."

Combs and Holms will be speaking at the following tracks:

-- Session 1: Windows DNA Business Tier

Windows 2000 technologies such as COM+, Queued Components and

System Events help developers create rich business components for

distributed applications - without the complex system-level

programming you might expect. It will also explain how to migrate

current Windows DNA business components to the Windows 2000

platform.

Technical details covered in this session include: - Loosely coupled events that provide a powerful

publish-and-subscribe architecture for application events - Using queued components to enhance scalability and availability

of applications - COM+ migration tips and tricks for existing applications,

including new COM+ security options

-- Session 2: Windows DNA Data Tier

How to provide easy access from Windows DNA applications to

a variety of heterogeneous databases across the organization

while maintaining top performance. Windows 2000 helps build this

capability into applications by providing the latest version of

Microsoft's Data Access components, including ActiveX(R) Data

Objects (ADO) and OLE-DB 2.5. This session will walk through

specific coding practices that will help improve data access

speed via tips and tricks for using ADO and OLE-DB in distributed

and Web-based applications. It will also help simplify data

access development by integrating new technologies such as

In-Memory Database (IMDB) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

with ADO.

Technical details covered in this session will include: - Improved data access with ADO and OLE DB 2.5 - Better data access services with XML, data streaming, and

semi-structured data access - Enhanced state management with the COM+ In-Memory Database and

Transactional Shared Property Manager

"Bob and Sherlock represent the high caliber of our technology experts that deliver leading edge applications to exploit the next generation of Windows," added Dr. Tandowski. "As a premier Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner and leading supplier of Internet technology and Microsoft solutions, we strongly believe that Windows 2000 is a major step forward in technology and that industry events like DevDays offer tremendous value for learning how to exploit its power and deploy effective e-Business solutions."

For more information about Aztec's sessions, please contact Meg Regal at [phone].

About Aztec Technology Partners

Aztec Technology Partners, Inc. is a single-source provider of e-Solutions for middle market and Fortune 1000 companies from a broad range of industries. Aztec helps clients throughout the U.S. gain competitive advantages by exploiting the power of Internet, intranet and extranet technologies. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at www.aztectech.com.

About PCSI

PCSI is the web-based applications division of Aztec Technology Partners, specializing in knowledge management solutions, custom applications, e-Commerce solutions, business intelligence and data warehousing, n-tier client/server, and groupware collaboration systems. Since 1984, PCSI has delivered web-based applications solutions to the pharmaceutical, health care, financial services and communications industries, and has designed, developed and implemented custom solutions for clients serving more than 2,500 users and products serving over 36,000 users. In addition to development, PCSI provides a broad range of applications services including technical assessment, client/server architecture and design, project planning and management, systems integration and data conversion and migration. PCSI follows a no-fail philosophy, which ensures delivery of quality systems that meet client's business needs on time and within budget.