BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO CREATE SOFTWARE APPLICATION INTEGRATION STANDARDS.

BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Feb. 23, 1995 -- Nine of the largest enterprise application software companies in the world, representing more than $2.4 billion in revenue, today announced the formation of a new industry organization called the Open Applications Group (OAG).

The OAG s objective is to promote Open Application Integration by developing industry standards that facilitate easy integration of applications from multiple vendors and other sources, such as in-house development groups. The result will allow users to choose best-of-breed applications while achieving the benefit of an integrated solution with reduced implementation costs. Founding members of the OAG are: American Software, The CODA Group, Dun & Bradstreet Software, J.D. Edwards & Co., Marcam Corporation, Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP and Software 2000. Paul Margolis, president and CEO of Marcam Corporation, will serve as the OAG chairman.

The immediate goal of the group is to create integration specifications which allow any application to interoperate with another application that is conformed to OAG standards. Initially, this will be accomplished by establishing specifications for interoperability of enterprise applications. The overall goal of the OAG, however, is to establish and promote standards which will make all key application functions available to users without special interfaces. Working in close collaboration with the Object Management Group (OMG), an industry organization developing standards for object-oriented programming, the OAG plans to support the group s work as well as follow applicable OMG specifications.

According to Christopher Stone, OMG chairman, integration of business systems applications is key since it provides companies with investment protection for existing and future software purchases. The formation of the OAG focuses on interoperability of these systems. We expect to work closely with the OAG as it moves toward distributed objects.

Members of the OAG have been meeting in an exploratory capacity for several months to validate the industry need for integration standards and to begin preliminary work on specifications. Three projects have already been started which will provide integration standards in three application areas. An example of one of the projects includes developing specifications that enable financial applications to communicate with logistics and manufacturing applications.

The founding members of the OAG met with the common purpose of providing more choice for their customers, said Paul Margolis, OAG chairman. As we discussed our customers needs, we quickly realized that they would benefit from a standard approach to application integration across multiple vendors. By promoting Open Application Integration and connectivity, customers can choose best-of-breed applications and still get the integration which typically is only available from a single vendor solution. The result will be lower costs and more freedom of choice for our customers.

Corporate and Associate Corporate membership in the OAG is available to qualified enterprise applications software organizations. The OAG also plans to issue specifications and license them to any interested party. To obtain more information about the OAG, membership application procedures, fees or the issuing of specifications, contact Holly Henson at Marcam Corporation, 95 Wells Avenue, Newton, Mass. 02159, USA, 617-965-0220.

The OAG is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting connectivity and multiple-source integration among enterprise software applications.

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Note: To receive an OAG Q&A or arrange an interview, please contact Barbara Baumgarten, Marcam Corporation, at 617-965-0220, or Sheila Gibson, The Coda Group, U.K. at 44-423-509999.

For information about an individual company's membership in the OAG contact:

Paul Di Bono, American Software, 404-261-4381

Sheila Gibson, The Coda Group, U.K., 44-423-509999

Loretta Gasper, Dun & Bradstreet Software, 404-239-3658

Travis White, J.D. Edwards & Co., 303-488-4800

Barbara Baumgarten, Marcam Corporation, 617-965-0220

Stephanie Campbell, Applied Communication, Oracle, 415-375-8881

Rick Bergquist, Peoplesoft, 510-225-3143

Peg Culotta, SAP AG, 49-6227-341551

Gail Fulciniti, Software 2000. 508-778-2000

CONTACT: Barbara Baumgarten, Manager

Marcam Corporate Communications

617-965-0220

or

Patricia Foye, Vice President

Marcam Corporate Marketing

617-965-0220