DBStar supports Oracle8 the Database for Network Computing.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1997--

DBStar's Open Architecture and Support for Leading-Edge Technologies

Enables Powerful Data Migration Options for Oracle8(TM) Customers

DBStar, a data migration software leader, today announced support of Oracle8(TM), Oracle's next generation database for network computing. DBStar markets innovative data migration software solutions that span the enterprise. Support for the latest version of Oracle's flagship product brings new capabilities to DBStar's customers and furthers its commitment to strategic solutions like Oracle. DBStar is able to provide its customers with a migration path from any database to Oracle8(TM).

Oracle8(TM), the Database for Network Computing(TM), manages large amounts of information securely, reliably and economically over computer networks. Oracle8(TM) is a versatile information platform that enables high-speed transactions, better business decisions, and sophisticated object-relational applications. Built on a foundation of proven technology, Oracle8(TM) is designed to lower an organization's computing costs, manage all types of data, and deliver faster information access to all kinds of users.

The migration of existing business systems to new application database platforms has proven to be a serious business obstacle with many attempts ending in failure. The advent of DBStar's data-driven approach now helps to ensure on time, on target delivery of business critical systems. DBStar's commitment to leading technologies like Oracle enables the company to support new functionality as soon as it becomes available to customers. Oracle8(TM) was designed to provide faster development through support for the traditional relational data model and the emerging object-relational model within the same system. This relieves developers of the time-consuming task of addressing large numbers of relational tables, allowing them instead to address a single business object. Oracle8(TM) server's ability to scale and access main frame data via the network is also a significant benefit to users.

"Participating in the Oracle8(TM) Early Adopter Program allowed DBStar to stay up to support customers migrating or upgrading to an Oracle8(TM) environment, " stated Julie Lane vice president of Channel Sales at DBStar. "The enhancements of the Oracle8(TM) data server will prove to be beneficial to our customers in overall availability, performance and manageability."

DBStar's unique data-driven approach automates the discovery and analysis of data profiling relationships and redundancies. This coupled with its automated model generation capabilities makes DBStar a leader in accelerated systems delivery. DBStar's products are being developed using advanced object oriented methodologies, matching the evolution of Oracle's universal data server. Oracle8(TM) universal data server's ability to support databases up to many tens of terabytes, user populations approaching tens of thousands of concurrent users and availability requirements approaching 24x7x52 is crucial. Oracle8(TM) complements the large-scale, mission-critical migration efforts that DBStar is undertaking with its customers and provides increased capacity and flexibility in demanding client/server environments.

"Our partners and their customers have been asking for the flexibility to quickly and safely create applications that deliver competitive advantage and reduce costs at the same time," said Brian Spoutz, vice president of Technical Sales Support at Oracle. "Oracle8(TM) provides this flexibility for our partners by supplying a variety of choices based on one set of code - from integrated object support to parallel processing to support for any application type. This enables our partners to focus on creating a business solution for their customers, not on rewriting code to fit individual applications."

About DBStar

DBStar develops and markets a unique line of software products that assist corporations in migrating existing business systems to new technology platforms. DBStar addresses the most common and critical business issues, such as migrating legacy systems to client/server environments, consolidating multiple data sources into integrated data warehouses, porting existing data to new packaged applications, and enabling date-safe systems for the Year 2000. Unlike most companies, DBStar's data center approach to solving the problems associated with system migration and modernization is specially designed to provide companies with a complete, comprehensible, and re-usable inventory of legacy assets allowing acceleration of the delivery of business critical systems. The company also provides education and consulting services to support its software offerings.

DBStar is a member of Oracle Migration Technology Initiative (SM)(MTI) and Warehouse Technology Initiative (SM)(WTI), and a Sun Microsystems Decision Warehouse Partner.

For more information, DBStar is located at 832 Folsom Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, Calif. 94107. The company can be reached at 415/512-0300 Phone; 415/512-0302 Fax; or via the World Wide Web at http://www.dbstar.com .

Oracle is a registered trademark, Oracle8(TM) and the Database for Network Computing are trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Migration Technology Initiative and Warehouse Technology Initiative are service marks of Oracle Corporation.

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