NeoLogic Announces Next-Generation Embedded Object Database Family.

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--

First Embedded Object Database Management System With Component

Architecture for Single and Multi-User Environments

NeoLogic Systems, Inc., the leading provider of embedded object databases, todem (ODBMS) products.

This new product famiing NeoLogic's database engines from diverse lan a consistent object-oriented architecture for ecess can then be deployed over a network for mulnet products like Netscape Messenger, NetObject they can easily embed in their applications. Developers benefit from NeoLogic's small fingerprint, high perabase market, "The market for embedded databasesse the best option to get their job done. By hid key OEM customers."

Object-oriented appliftware consulting firm specializing in multimedia and Internet-based applications, is using NeoAccess as the object-oriented database that will drive a new genealogy app will allow consumers and genealogists to track " said Tom Hempel, president of Coretek. "The applications we develop are generally for the consumer, where tiday season -- a key time for family-oriented aower in terms of performance and scalability isvice president of marketing for NeoLogic Systemthrough standard interfaces like COM and ODBC."

New Product Family

NeoLogic's new product family consists of three separate object-oriented components: Neers worldwide. With this new release, developer Model) compatible for

interoperability wice with features such as garbage collection and 0K making it an ideal lightweight database mana be used over TCP/IP or other client/server env even on servers with minimal memory and

Cent network protocol. With NeoShare 2.0, tradit is a set of standards-based interfaces allowing (Open Data Base Connectivity) -- offering accend have seamless access, through NeoOpen, to either the single-user NeoAccess or the multi-user NeoShare eng.0 single-user toolkit solutions begin at $749 peat and NeoOpen for $199 per seat.

The company does not charge for run-time fees for basic NeoAccess, s purchased.

The new family of NeoLogic products are expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 1998. These products are cross-platform across Windows, Unix and Macintosh environments with full binary compatibility of databases. A database can be created on any platform and opened on any other platform. Additional information about these products is available at www.neologic.com.

About NeoLogic Systems

NeoLogic Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of embedded object-oriented database solutions with the largest base of end-user applications installed worldwide. The company sells its products to OEMs who embed its products in their own applications. NeoLogic provides professional developers with an object database framework for building sophisticated applications on all major platforms including Windows, Macintosh and Unix.

Its customers include America Online, Apple Computer, Ascend Communications, Broderbund Software, Connectix Corp., Encyclopedia Britannica, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, NetObjects, Netscape, Nikon, and WBT Systems. The company was founded in 1987 and is located in Berkeley. Additional information about NeoLogic and its products can be found on the web at www.neologic.com.

Note to Editors: NeoLogic, NeoAccess, NeoShare, and NeoOpen are trademarks of NeoLogic Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.