Centura Software Partners with Kobe Steel, Ltd. For Distribution of Products in Japan; Japanese Giant to Leverage Centura's End-to-End Mobile Enterprise Solutions.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000

Centura Software Corp. (Nasdaq:CNTR), a global leader and provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise, announced today a strategic partnership with Japanese industrial giant Kobe Steel , Ltd. for the deployment and distribution of Centura's mobile enterprise solutions in Japan. Under the brand name KOBELCO, Kobe Steel is one of Japan's leading distributors of computer software and information systems.

KOBELCO gained recognition in Japan through the over 1000 design wins it has achieved as a distributor of Wind River Systems, Inc.'s VxWorks, the worldwide market leader in real-time operating systems and embedded systems solutions. Under today's landmark agreement, KOBELCO will leverage these 1000-plus existing projects, as well as many new customer opportunities, for deployment of Centura's complete mobile enterprise software solutions, including;

      --  eSNAPP 2.0, the newest version of Centura's revolutionary
        appliance connectivity server that extends the power of
        enterprise data to Information Appliances and handheld
        devices, securely and in real time;

      --  RDM, the award-winning, ultra-small-footprint data management
        solution designed specifically for the mobile computing
        environment;

      --  Velocis, the powerful, cross-platform, scalable database
        server providing efficient data management solution for
        e-business applications; and

      --  CTD 2000, the premier development environment for building
        strategic, e-Business and mobile computing systems.

Combined, these products enable Centura to offer the first total, secure and real-time solution for extending enterprise business processes to the mobile environment, a fast-growing sector in the Japanese market.

"We're very excited about this partnership," said Jun Takemori, President and General Manager of Centura Embedded Systems K.K., Centura Software's wholly-owned Tokyo-based subsidiary. "Kobe Steel's worldwide presence and the Kobelco distribution channels offer Centura an extraordinary opportunity to impact the Japanese market."

"We're very pleased to be partnered with Centura Software," said Sizuka Fukita, executive director of Kobe Steel, Ltd. "We are most impressed with Centura's technologies, and we feel their products will be an excellent fit for our customers' increasing needs for wireless and e-Business capabilities within the VxWorks operating system."

"This is an excellent opportunity for Centura," said Centura President and CEO Scott Broomfield. "The mobile computing market in Japan is growing at an explosive rate, and partnering with Kobe Steel will give us the kind of access to this market that few American companies can hope to match."

About the Companies

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. is one of Japan's leading steelmakers, as well as that nation's top supplier of aluminum and copper products, and has numerous consolidated and equity-valued companies in Japan, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Company's other businesses include welding consumables, industrial machinery, urban infrastructure and plant engineering services, and seven subsidiaries and affiliates in the high-tech industry, in such areas as computer software, embedded systems, semiconductor and integrated circuit design, communication networks, IC testing and assembly, data processing, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) magnet systems. With annual sales of $10 billion (1 trillion yen) and nearly 11,000 employees, Kobe Steel, Ltd. is one of the largest companies in Japan.

Centura Software

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., Centura is a global leader and provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise. The company's suite of integrated mobile enterprise products enables secure, real-time business across an array of devices. 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 its solutions in various business systems worldwide including the health-care, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial industries for customers such as ADP, Merck, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Deutsche Bank, Southern Company and others. 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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