Barrack Rodos Files Suit Against Unify Corporation and its Officers Alleging Misrepresentations.

Business Editors/Legal Writers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000

Counsel for Class Plaintiff, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, today issued the following: A class action has been commenced in the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Unify Corporation ("Unify") (NASDAQ: UNFY or UNFYE ) publicly traded securities during the period between May 19, 1999 and July 28, 2000 (the "Class Period").

To sign up online: http://www.barrack.com/NewCases/NewCases.htm.

The complaint charges Unify and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Unify develops, markets and supports Internet application server solutions that enable information technology organizations to deliver e-commerce applications by integrating enterprise, custom-built, and packaged applications with the Internet. Unify went public in 6/96 at $6 per share (adjusted for 2-for-1 stock split in 12/99). The complaint alleges that after the Initial Public Offering, Unify's stock was a poor performer and traded below the offering price for much of 1997 and 1998. Unify reported little in the way of revenue and earnings growth. In early 1999, the insiders sought to increase Unify's stock price to take advantage of the boom in Internet stock prices so they could sell their personal Unify stock for large gains. Thus, to portray the Company as a financially viable Internet play, the individual defendants caused Unify to issue false financial results during the Class Period and make false statements about its results and demand for its new products, including Unify e-Wave, causing its stock to trade at artificially inflated levels. Defendants took advantage of this inflation by selling 700,288 of their personal Unify shares for proceeds exceeding $7.8 million.

Then on 7/31/00, Unify issued a press release disclosing that the Company had engaged in improper accounting practices and admitted that its reported fiscal 1999 (ended 4/30/99) and fiscal 2000 results had been false, that portions of its previously reported revenues had been "improperly recognized" and that its top two officers had been placed on "leave." On these shocking disclosures, trading in Unify's stock was halted, after last trading at $3-15/16. As a result of the defendants' false statements, Unify's stock price traded at inflated levels during the Class Period, increasing to as high as $37-1/2 in 12/99 (split-adjusted).

The plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of Unify publicly traded securities during the Class Period. He is represented by the law firm of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, which has extensive experience in prosecuting investor class actions. Barrack, Rodos & Bacine has prosecuted securities, antitrust and consumer class actions for over 20 years. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, San Diego, New York, Boston and New Jersey and has been designated lead counsel by federal and state courts across the country in large, complex cases. For more information about Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, please visit their website at www.barrack.com.

If you purchased securities of Unify during the class period you may, no later than September 29, 2000, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff of the Class, if you so choose. In order to serve as lead plaintiff, however, you must meet certain legal requirements. If you wish to discuss these actions or have any questions concerning these cases or your rights or interests, please contact Maxine S. Goldman, Shareholder Relations Manager, at Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, 3300 Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, at 800/417-7305 or 215/963-0600, fax number 888/417-7306 or 215/963-0838 or by e-mail at [e-mail].