Centura Launches Centura Team Developer 2000 in France, the Next Generation Development Environment for e-Business Applications.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000

Centura(TM) Software Corp. (NASDAQ:CNTR), leader in e-Business and Information Appliance database and development solutions, announced today the French launch of Centura Team Developer (CTD) 2000, the premier development environment for building strategic, e-Business and mobile computing systems.

The key to success in today's business environment is fast, accurate, cost-effective access to information. CTD 2000 empowers businesses to take application development to the next level. This powerful e-Business development solution provides developers with the ideal environment for creating business-logic intelligence behind thin clients, such as Web applications and Information Appliances, as well as rich clients, such as traditional Windows applications. Additionally, as part of Centura's Microsoft DNA initiative, CTD 2000 allows developers to create business components that communicate via the open standard of COM and integrate with Microsoft Transaction Server.

Real-Life, Powerful e-Business Development Solutions Extend

Business Applications to the Web

France-based JC2 Informatique, a value-added reseller and training center for e-Business solutions, has been a beta user of CTD 2000. Using CTD 2000, JC2 Informatique has successfully Web-enabled its important business information.

"CTD 2000 provides easy creation and integration in MTS of COM components and OLE DB connectivity, bringing a wider integration with the XML provider," said Jacques Cabeza, general manager of JC2 Informatique. "The added feature of Centura Web Developer enables us to generate HTML with style sheets, XML and client validation scripts. Working with CTD 2000, we are able to create new solutions in multi-tier architectures and now will have the capacity to evolve our traditional client-server solutions into Web solutions."

Lynx (www.lynxonline.com), a French independent software vendor (ISV), has also been a beta user of CTD 2000 for the development of several e-Business projects. Lynx's customer list is comprised of several industry leaders such as Alcatel, EDF and the French Ministries of Education and Environment.

"CTD 2000 will help us extend business-critical data and existing applications from the client-server environment to the Web -- without compromising the years of work that have already been invested," said Eric Malalel, chief executive officer of Lynx France. "Centura's productive, object-oriented, 4GL (fourth-generation language), SAL (scalable application language) is ideal for creating high-performance enterprise applications that integrate the data and the systems that run our customers' businesses. CTD 2000 is the perfect platform for developing distributed information systems, no matter which client is being used. Whether accessed through a PC using Windows, a Web navigator or a mobile phone, users will receive reliable and high-performance access to their enterprise information."

     CTD 2000 Features Set New e-Business Development Standards

--   CTD enables the creation of smart Web clients: visual,
     object-oriented, server-side applications that automatically
     render Web content, such as HTML, XML, style sheets, JavaScript
     and cookies.

--   As COM components, the business intelligence created in CTD can
     power e-Business Web applications by plugging in to smart Web
     clients built with CTD, or templates built with popular Web
     application servers like Active Server Pages.

--   Developers worldwide working with CTD can now take advantage of
     technologies like OLE DB and Microsoft Transaction Server to
     create e-Business solutions that will work with development
     technologies in the future.

Pricing and Availability

Centura Team Developer 2000 will be available in May 2000 through the Centura distribution channels to customers worldwide. Pricing varies according to applications deployed.

About the Companies

Lynx

Lynx is a France based independent software vendor (ISV). Founded in 1996, it has supplied industry leaders, such as Alcatel, EDF and the French Ministries of Education and Environment, with innovative tools for developing business systems. Lynx offers complete support of iterative and rapid development techniques. Its suite of tools is designed to accelerate, simplify and industrialize component-based developments.

JC2 Informatique

JC2 Informatique is a France based value-added reseller and training center for e-Business solutions. Since 1993, JC2 Informatique and its team of experts have been training renowned French companies such as Airbus Industrie, Axa Assitance, La Poste and Societe Generale and several French ministries.

Centura Software

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA, Centura is a leading provider of secure embedded database, connectivity and development solutions for the Internet Appliance and intelligent devices marketplace. Centura's product offerings address the growing demand for complete and secure integration capabilities, which enable successful mobile computing. Developers and IT decision makers worldwide have relied on Centura's rich and innovative technology offerings and its world-class professional services since 1984. The company integrates their solutions in various business systems worldwide including the healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial industries. Centura has 19 offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For more information about Centura, visit http://www.centurasoft.com.

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