REPEAT/Computer Associates and Fujitsu Ship Traditional Chinese Version of Jasmine.

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1998--

Double-Byte Version of Pure Object Multimedia Database Brings World-Class Capabilities to Chinese Market

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) and Fujitsu Limited today announced the general availability of the traditional Chinese version of Jasmine, the first pure object solution for building next-generation business systems over the Internet and client/server computing environments. Developed jointly by CA and Fujitsu, Jasmine offers developers an object-oriented platform ideally suited for dynamic multimedia applications while delivering the integrity and practical data management required for mainstream business solutions.

Also available in a Simplified Chinese version, Jasmine is the only solution of its kind that employs double-byte coding - a technology which dedicates two bytes of memory to certain characters - enabling it to accommodate the large number of characters in the Chinese language.

"This breakthroughtechnology will allow our clients in the Chinese market to leverage Jasmine's powerful capabilities in their own language," said CA Chairman and CEO Charles B. Wang. "Today's announcement exemplifies the commitment of CA and Fujitsu to bring advanced multimedia applications to clients throughout the world."

Jasmine comes with comprehensive class libraries for creating and managing complex data types, including graphics, animation, audio, time-series, global positioning coordinates and full-motion video. It supports a wide range of next-generation applications: from electronic commerce to business-to-business extranets, from information kiosks to life-saving smart cards, from internal communications to enhanced customer service, Jasmine is changing the way organizations use technology for competitive advantage. Enterprise data connectivity and adherence to industry standards makes it easy to connect Jasmine applications to the rest of the information enterprise.

"Jasmine provides companies in the Chinese market with the ability to leverage sophisticated datatypes in today's Internet and client/server based applications while helping to ensure that these attractive applications are robust and reliable," said Takesi Maruyama, executive vice president at Fujitsu. "With this solution, Fujitsu and Computer Associates have once again advanced object database technology for the global IT environment."

"We have been waiting for a solution like Jasmine to improve and enhance our point-of-sales automation," said Mr. Su Chin-Yang, president of China Motor Corporation in Taiwan. "We are convinced that object databases will become increasingly important in the future, and the advanced technology of Jasmine provides the ideal vehicle for us."

Jasmine is a comprehensive solution to build and deploy multimedia applications over client/server and networked computing environments. Jasmine provides extensive support for all types of information beyond text and numbers, such as video, sound and images. It also delivers universal data integration over an enterprise network, from desktop to mainframe, regardless of data source.

Jasmine supports all the features that give object-oriented databases their power, such as inheritance, instance-level and class-level properties, instance methods and class methods that can be executed on both clients and servers. Jasmine class libraries fully manage multimedia data, including bit maps, animation, audio, full-motion video. An SQL class library permits Jasmine to access and update relational data.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.7 billion in fiscal year 1998. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com, emailing [e-mail], or calling 1-516-342-5224.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited is a global information technology leader and solution provider with FY1996 sales of more than $36 billion. One of the world's largest computer makers, it is also an international leader in telecommunications, semiconductors and other electronic devices. Its U.S. operations include four manufacturing plants in California, Oregon and Texas. The company employs 165,000 people worldwide. URL: http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/index-e.html.

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