Corporate Profile for PLATINUM technology, inc., dated April 11, 1997.

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Published Date:   April 11, 1997

Company Name:     PLATINUM technology, inc.

Address:          1815 South Meyers Road
                  Oakbrook Terrace, IL  60181-5241
                  (Corporate Headquarters)

Main Telephone
 Number:          630/620-5000
                  800/442-6861 (US and Canada)

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL):          http://www.platinum.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Andrew "Flip" Filipowski

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Michael Cullinane

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Michael Cullinane
 Business number: 630/620-5000
                  800/442-6861

Public Relations
 Contact:         Karen Andre
 Business number: 630/620-5000 ext. 1737
                  800/442-6861
 e-mail address:  [e-mail]

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        PLAT/NASDAQ

Industry:         Systems Software and Open Systems Solutions

Company description: PLATINUM technology, inc., one of the top 20 software vendors worldwide, is dedicated to the success of IT organizations worldwide. Specifically, PLATINUM helps these organizations by partnering with CIOs to help manage and improve their corporate software infrastructures. PLATINUM's products and services can help a CIO obtain a better return on investment on enterprise software by maximizing internal IT service levels (thereby helping to save money) and turning computing toward a more competitive advantage in that company's marketplace (thereby helping the company to earn more money). PLATINUM believes that a CIO must both maximize service levels and provide competitive advantage to his/her company in order to succeed, and PLATINUM is the only software partner for the CIO that supports him/her in both key areas. These solutions are designed for distributed, multi-platform environments, which include mainframes, open systems, desktop systems, and the Web/Internet/intranets.

Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, PLATINUM distributes its products worldwide through a network of domestic and international sales offices, resellers, and systems integrators. Additional information about PLATINUM technology, inc. is available via the World Wide Web site at http://www.platinum.com, or call 1-800-442-6861 or 1-630-620-5000.

PLATINUM was founded in 1987 and became a publicly traded company in 1991 (NASDAQ:PLAT). PLATINUM's annual revenues for 1996 were $468.1 million.

CONTACT: PLATINUM technology, inc.