Instantiations Extends CodePro Studio Product Family for IBM WebSphere.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002

New CodePro Studio Products Add Powerful Usability, Collaboration,

Deployment, Quality Assurance and Transition Capabilities to

IBM WebSphere Java Development Tools

Instantiations, a leading provider of advanced Java(TM) development and deployment solutions, announced today that CodePro(TM) Studio is available for a much broader set of IBM WebSphere(R) development tools.

Enterprise developers who are building e-business systems on WebSphere now have a greater choice of CodePro Studio products from which to choose. CodePro Studio is the line of professional Java development tools that was first to be certified in the IBM "Ready for WebSphere Studio Software" program.

"Enterprise developers responsible for software delivery understand that inefficiencies, guesswork and learning curve can often lead to stalled projects, threaten deployment dates, and jeopardize revenue," said Mark Johnson, Vice President of Marketing, Instantiations. "We are pleased to offer WebSphere developers more choices within our CodePro Studio product family. With these new offerings, entire development teams can now get the richest environment possible for building WebSphere applications."

CodePro Studio products enable WebSphere developers to deliver high quality software in record time at reduced cost. These unique tools do this by automating many repetitive tasks, dramatically improving user interfaces, and streamlining development activities. CodePro Studio gives developers a rich set of tools that are packed with valuable features in the areas of usability, collaboration, deployment, quality assurance and transition.

By seamlessly integrating into WebSphere development environments, CodePro Studio delivers extreme productivity and the ultimate developer experience. CodePro Studio is the perfect complement to IBM's most popular WebSphere development environments:

-- CodePro Studio Application Developer Adds powerful new capabilities to IBM
WebSphere Studio Application Developer.

-- CodePro Studio WebSphere Developer Includes the new capabilities for IBM
WebSphere Studio Application Developer, plus Instantiations' award-winning
tools for IBM VisualAge(R) for Java, and powerful IDE transition tools.

-- CodePro Studio WebSphere Developer, Migration Edition Contains everything in
CodePro Studio WebSphere Developer, plus automated repository migration tools
that move enterprise software assets from VisualAge for Java to WebSphere
Studio Application Developer and Rational(R) ClearCase(R).

Pricing and Availability

The price per developer for CodePro Studio Application Developer is $695, CodePro Studio WebSphere Developer is $995 and CodePro Studio WebSphere Developer Migration Edition is $1,295. The VA Productivity Pack, which includes VA Assist Enterprise/J and jFactor, is now available at the lower price of $895 per developer. For additional information or pricing on these products, please contact our sales department at 800/808-3737 or by email at [e-mail]. The products and free 30-day evaluations may be downloaded immediately from the company's web site at http://www.instantiations.com/codepro.

About Instantiations

Instantiations, Inc. provides leading edge software products, services, and technologies for Java. Through industry partnerships with companies such as IBM, Rational and Borland, Instantiations ensures that our products integrate seamlessly with the latest development environments and platforms. Based in Tualatin, Oregon, Instantiations was founded by a team of internationally recognized pioneers in the field of component software technology. Instantiations can be reached at 800/808-3737. More information may be found at www.instantiations.com.

CodePro, VA Assist, jFactor and JOVE are trademarks of Instantiations, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. IBM, WebSphere and VisualAge are registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Rational and ClearCase are registered trademark of Rational Software Corporation. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.