Gradient Technologies Adds First Reseller in India; Dynamic Computer Services of Madras Becomes First Reseller of Netcrusader Products in India.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999--

Gradient Technologies, a leading provider of access management solutions for e-business applications, today announced the appointment of Dynamic Computer Services (DCS) as their first reseller in India. Founded in 1982, DCS sells and supports a wide range of international software products from companies such as Microsoft, Citrix, Oracle, Novell, Symantec, Adobe, Lotus, Sybase, Computer Associates and Inprise. Dynamic Computer Services' primary market includes multinational and Indian corporations in the finance, telecommunication, software development and manufacturing industries.

"As more and more companies in India establish wide area networks, the need for security is a concern shared by all CIO's. The increase in web-enabled business and distributed computing environments further highlights the need for secure, flexible and scalable solutions," commented Hiren Shah, chief executive officer of DCS. "We are proud to be associated with Gradient to bring their best-in-class access management middleware to India. The availability of Gradient products and technologies will assist Indian software developers in providing the right type of software security to their global customers."

Peter Christou, vice president of Gradient's international operations added, "the addition of Dynamic Computer Services to our reseller program is a clear indication of our commitment to grow our international business by partnering with leading-edge companies such as DCS. We look forward to a long, prosperous relationship."

About Dynamic Computer Services

Dynamic Computer Services, known for its dedicated service, markets the largest range of international software and has grown to become the single point of contact for major software products. This success has also led many companies to set up local operations in India. For more information about Dynamic Computer Services, inquire at [e-mail].

About Gradient Technologies

Founded in 1989, Gradient Technologies is a leading provider of access management solutions for E-business applications. Gradient's NetCrusader(TM) product family, including NetCrusader(TM)/Web and NetCrusader(TM)/CORBA provides flexible, scalable security solutions for Web-based and Component-based applications. Gradient also markets PC-DCE(TM), a family of products implementing OSF/DCE on the most widely deployed client platforms. Gradient's solutions have been installed on more than 600,000 desktops worldwide. Gradient is a privately held, employee-owned company based in Marlborough, MA with international operations located outside of London. For more information, visit the Gradient web site at www.gradient.com.

NetCrusader is a trademark, and Gradient and PC-DCE are registered trademarks of Gradient Technologies Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.