CrossAccess Appoints New Vice President of Business Development.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000

Jeff Caplan to Focus on Formation of Strategic Partnerships

CrossAccess Corporation, a data-centric Internet infrastructure company, today announced the promotion of Jeff Caplan to vice president of business development. In this position, Caplan will focus on driving the company's global strategic alliances, as well as developing and expanding relationships with business and technology partners.

Caplan joined CrossAccess in 1999 as vice president of North American sales and has more than 15 years of experience in the field of information management and retrieval with a focus on the Internet. In his previous position, Caplan built and managed a strong, customer-oriented sales force while working as a member of the senior management team.

"As CrossAccess continues to expand its presence in the marketplace, it becomes increasingly more important to form strategic relationships with superior companies," said CrossAccess President George Langan. "Jeff has proven his ability to seek out the best and brightest talent and now will focus his attention on positioning CrossAccess as the leader within our growing industry."

"There's a major demand from application providers for expertise in the Internet Infrastructure area," said Michael Dering, CrossAccess CEO. "Teaming our eData technology with application software will allow customers to benefit from a complete e-business solution."

Prior to joining CrossAccess, Caplan spent eight years with Dataware Technologies, most recently as vice president of sales, where he was responsible for building the Strategic Sectors Group. In addition, Caplan has held several sales positions at Informix and Xerox Corporation.

Caplan received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and holds an M.B.A. from the Golden Gate University.

About CrossAccess

CrossAccess Corporation, a data-centric Internet infrastructure company based in Santa Clara, California, pioneered the concept of eData and now leads the industry by delivering comprehensive solutions for creating and managing eData. CrossAccess enables companies throughout the world to provide universal access to enterprise data from the desktop to the Web. Its software is specifically designed to help companies navigate the many paths to e-business and accelerate e-business applications through eData. CrossAccess is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the IMS and VSAM access technology utilized in IBM's Classic Connect(R) offering and maintains strategic relationships with IBM, Sagent, Metagon Technologies, Oracle, Netscape, Software AG and other database and tool vendors. For more information, visit the company's website at www.crossaccess.com.