Bluestone announces native link to CA-OpenIngres database.

MT. LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1996--

Sapphire/Web application development tool to support CA-OpenIngres 

Bluestone(R) Inc., a leader in Web application development tools, professional services and training, announced a development partnership with Computer Associates International Inc. (Islandia, N.Y.).

Bluestone's Sapphire/Web(TM) will be ported to the CA-OpenIngres database management system by the end of the year and will also be integrated with CA's Jasmine object-oriented database.

"CA's large installed base of OpenIngres clients, as well as new customers, will reap tremendous benefit from this partnership," said Bob Bickel, director and general manager of Bluestone's Products Division. "Sapphire/Web will is the latest `native Web' application development tool to allow CA-OpenIngres customers to develop powerful Web Applications for the Internet and corporate intranets that leverage their existing databases."

"Bluestone's Sapphire/Web is one of the leading Web application development tools," said Yogesh Gupta, CA senior vice president of product strategy. "Bluestone's support of CA-OpenIngres gives our existing and new clients an easy way to perform real business functions over the Web -- whether it's creating business applications that support customers, conducting electronic commerce, or dynamically sharing information across an intranet."

For Web developers, Sapphire/Web is the Web- and Java-to-database development tool that makes it easy to create high-performance Internet/intranet applications.

Unlike other tools that deliver server-side only solutions and technology lock-in, Sapphire/Web offers Java client and server-side business logic in an open approach giving you the choice of Java, ActiveX and the security and scalability to meet the most demanding tasks.

A graphical toolset, Wizards and the choice of APIs or CGI provide ease of use, flexibility and a robust development environment. Additionally, Sapphire/Web includes a framework that generates database-enabled Java and ActiveX code with little or no programming.

This client-side processing of Java and ActiveX, or Client Objects, allows fast, easy visual development of powerful Internet/intranet applications that leverage back end databases and application objects.

The integration of Sapphire/Web with CA-OpenIngres gives Computer Associates customers access to a total solution for Internet application development. A graphical toolset, wizards and the choice of APIs or CGI provide ease of use, flexibility and a robust development and deployment environment.

Additionally, Sapphire/Web includes a framework that generates database-enabled Java and ActiveX code with little or no programming. This client-side processing of Java and ActiveX, or Client Objects, allows fast, easy visual development of powerful Internet/intranet applications that leverage back end databases and application objects.

The future integration of Sapphire/Web with CA's Jasmine object-oriented database will allow development teams to easily and significantly expand Web applications to support a wide range of object types. Developers will be able to integrate the environment with functions, files and executables from outside systems to successfully tap into legacy system investments.

Computer Associates International Inc. (NYSE: CA) with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications.

Computer Associates has 9,000 people in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.5 billion in fiscal year 1996. Computer Associates can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 516/342-5224.

Bluestone Inc., named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies for three years running, delivers advanced application development software, training and services targeted to Global 2000 customers.

With Bluestone's expertise and unique offerings, customers significantly increase developer productivity and can exploit the full potential of client/server and Web technologies. Solutions from Bluestone are used by over 85 percent of Fortune 500 corporations and numerous government agencies.

The company's headquarters is: Bluestone Inc., 1000 Briggs Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. Telephone: [phone]. Fax [phone]. Email: [e-mail] URL: http://www.bluestone.com -0- Bluestone is a registered trademark and Sapphire/Web is a trademark of Bluestone Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. -0- NOTE to EDITORS: Screen shots are available electronically. Call or email your requests (including preferred format) to Bonnie Lieb or Jeff Whitney.

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