CrossAccess Works with IBM to Support WebSphere Data Access Capabilities; CrossAccess' eXadas Delivers Speed and Scale to IBM WebSphere Customers.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001

CrossAccess Corporation, a data integration company, today announced that its flagship product, eXadas(TM), will support IBM's WebSphere(1) Application Server.

The capabilities of eXadas will help WebSphere customers to reduce labor costs and development time in both initial implementations and ongoing expansions of WebSphere implementations. By using eXadas with WebSphere, developers can easily access S/390, MVS and VSE non-relational data sources using IBM DB2(1) Universal Database compatible SQL. eXadas provides both SQL read and write capabilities through a J2EE compliant connector for accessing and updating legacy data sources with no legacy database or mainframe programming. This capability will allow businesses to dynamically integrate up-to-the-second data from production databases rather than use a copy of yesterday's inventory data.

"IBM continues to provide functional and flexible solutions to WebSphere customers that address the mission-critical function of legacy data integration," said Scott Hebner, director, WebSphere Application Server and Application Development Tools for IBM. "Working with companies like CrossAccess, IBM continues to provide the solutions that deliver leading-edge e-business integration solutions."

IBM's WebSphere Application Server supports all databases that conform to the JDBC access standards. However, as many industry articles have reported, over 80 percent of enterprise data remains stored in non-relational data sources like IMS, Adabas, VSAM, IDMS and others that are not JDBC or ODBC compliant. Some have replicated this critical data into LAN-accessible relational databases, which can result in significant data latency and synchronization challenges. Others have integrated these enterprise data sources using time-consuming and skills-dependent custom-programmed access modules with Java wrappers.

eXadas replaces these costly approaches using immediate and universal JDBC and ODBC access to all types of mainframe enterprise data including IMS, VSAM, IDMS, Adabas, Datacom, DL1, DB2 and Sequential, making eXadas a technology for applications that focus on information control and access to legacy data sources.

WebSphere applications typically address critical e-commerce requirements that demand transactional speed and global scale. The latest release of eXadas is specifically designed to facilitate efficient data access in high volume applications.

"Customer benchmarks consistently demonstrate sub-second response times, even during peak load stress tests," said George Langan, president of CrossAccess. "One customer experienced an unexpected 500 percent increase in activity without any degradation in performance or noticeable impact on mainframe resources. In all cases, eXadas exceeded expectations."

"CrossAccess is committed to providing solutions leveraging IBM WebSphere that will address the legacy data integration imperative," continued Langan. "CrossAccess has a long, successful relationship with IBM and expects the popularity of WebSphere to continue to skyrocket."

About IBM's (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere Software

WebSphere is Internet infrastructure software -- known as middleware -- that enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce. WebSphere supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. More information about the WebSphere software platform is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/websphere.

About CrossAccess Corporation

CrossAccess Corporation, a data integration company based in Santa Clara, Calif., pioneered the concept of legacy data integration and now leads the industry in delivering comprehensive solutions for creating and managing legacy data. 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 legacy data integration. 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, MERANT, Software AG and other database and tool vendors. For more information, visit the company's website at www.crossaccess.com.

Note to Editors: eXadas is a trademark of CrossAccess Corporation. Other trade names and trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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