FDC Technologies partners with Cambex to resell storage solutions and network access products to government users.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1997--Cambex Corporation (NASDAQ: CBEX) today announced that FDC Technologies, Inc., a Subsidiary of Federal Data Corporation, will resell the complete Cambex storage product line and Jupiter Technology multi- protocol frame relay access devices (FRADs) to its Federal, State and Local government users and prospects through its General Services Administration Contract (GSA) and Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC).

Joseph F. Kruy, Cambex president and chief executive officer stated, "Cambex is pleased to partner with FDC Technologies, Inc. the leading Federal Integrator of Information Technology products. FDC Technologies will resell Cambex high-speed mainframe memory, Centurion 2000 Open Systems cached data storage disk arrays, and Cascade XE cross-enterprise shared data storage systems used for both mainframe and open systems environments in a single unit. Cambex installed customers include the Department of State, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Air Force, Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Navy."

Daniel R. Young, Federal Data Corporation President and CEO, stated, "Cambex's advanced technology solutions, together with their many years of proven experience in the IBM environment, creates a partnership Government users can take advantage of by lowering their cost and getting improved solutions. Cambex's reputation for quality and reliability and its product lines targeted at growth markets make it an ideal partner for FDC Technologies."

Cambex STOR/9021, Central and Expanded Storage for ES/9000 Summit Processors are universally compatible with all IBM 9021 models. "Government customers can now cost-effectively increase their Central or Expanded Storage, to improve application performance and thereby extend the life cycle of their mainframe," Kruy stated. Cambex has installed more than 300 billion bytes of STOR/9000 central and expanded storage.

The Centurion 2000, targeted primarily at large enterprise storage environments, is intended to offer users with large database applications a new standard in capacity, data availability, performance, connectivity and pricing. Based upon Cambex's original Array and Centurion products, among the earliest RAID disk arrays in the open systems market, the Centurion 2000 offers government users a combination of capacity, performance and availability characteristics unmet in today's large enterprise storage market. It incorporates RAID 0, 1, 3, 5 and 10 data protection and supports all major computing platforms, including IBM AIX RS/6000 and SP2, Sun, HP, AT&T/NCR, Windows NT, and Novell Netware.

Unique Alternate Channel Failover (ACF) software and Centurion Storage Manager maximize data availability and easy storage administration.

The Centurion 2000 subsystem not only protects data with a variety of RAID techniques, but it also provides Assured Availability through Cambex-developed Alternate Channel Failover software. The ACF package automatically insulates the total system from bus adapter, RAID controller, and cabling failures by sensing such failures and immediately reassigning traffic from a degraded path to one of the many redundant channels provided within the Centurion system. Cambex's ACF software, unmatched by any RAID vendor, enhances the reliability of the RAID environment while assuring optimal high availability of data, even when degradation or failure occurs. The Centurion Storage Manager is an easy-to-use GUI application which provides local and remote RAID group administration, regardless of host platform or array type. Multiple arrays on multiple hosts can be managed from a single console.

The Cascade XE cross-enterprise shared data storage system is a single storage unit for both mainframe and open systems environments. "Today a government customer is looking to add additional mainframe storage, but in the future may desire to migrate from their mainframe to open systems platforms. With Cascade XE, a customer only has to make the investment once. The Cascade XE is also an ideal solution for Year 2000 Projects when the user has the requirement to cost effectively replicate their mainframe storage but can move to open systems platforms at will," Kruy stated.

Jupiter's line of Voyager FRAD products are intelligent devices used by customers to integrate data traffic that runs on a variety of wide area and local area networks. Frame relay usage is growing at a 50 percent annual rate as users improve wide area networking performance by replacing costly leased lines used in traditional SNA networks linked to large IBM and compatible mainframes. The Jupiter frame relay product line enables network users to operate an internetwork of both wide area and local area traffic on both private and public network facilities. The products support SNA/APPN, SDLC, bisync, async, IP and IPX traffic, as well as popular Ethernet and Token Ring LAN topographies. Jupiter Technology's network access products are installed at some of the world's largest network users, including the IRS and the Department of Veterans Administration.

Cambex background

Cambex Corporation has been providing storage solutions for 28 years including STOR/ mainframe memory, Cache Memory for IBM disk controllers, Centurion 2000 Open Systems storage systems for IBM, Sun, HP, and other computer platforms used by organizations throughout the world, and Cascade XE cross-enterprise shared data storage systems used in both mainframe and open systems environments. Cambex announced on December 18, 1996 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Jupiter Technology Inc., a wide area networking Company. Cambex can be reached at 617-890- 6000, or by e-mail at [e-mail], and on the Internet at www.cambex.com . Jupiter Technology can be reached at 617-487-0011, and on the Internet at www.jti.com .

FDC Technologies background

FDC Technologies, Inc., a Subsidiary of Federal Data Corporation, has been successfully implementing Federal Government information technology solutions and services since 1970. FDC Technologies' success is based upon a through knowledge of the information technology industry and a unique capability to identify and understand customer requirements. In addition to its broad spectrum of product offerings, FDC Technologies' offers extensive support services, including training, help desk support, and specialized consulting services. FDC Technologies can be reached at 1-800-787- 4040, and on the Internet at www.feddata.com . -0-

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Drew Steever

301-961-0544