ShowCase Corporation Expands Operations in Asia Pacific With Tokyo Office; Leading Enterprise Intelligence Solutions Provider Meets Demands of Japanese Market with Increased Customer Support.

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000

ShowCase(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SHWC), the leading provider of Enterprise Intelligence solutions for business users and AS/400 IT professionals, today announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo, Japan, to offer assistance to its channel partners and to extend customer support to its rapidly expanding client base. The new Tokyo office is the second regional ShowCase facility in Asia/Pacific following operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Widespread customer acceptance of the ShowCase STRATEGY product line and services throughout Asia/Pacific has resulted from ShowCase's global reseller agreement with IBM - and the success of the company's worldwide Certified Distributor program which has an established presence in markets across 15 countries worldwide, including Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. ShowCase Certified Distributors act as tightly linked, full-service partners with ShowCase, providing sales, implementation and ongoing support for ShowCase STRATEGY products.

Currently, more than 300 Japan-based customers benefit from ShowCase's Enterprise Intelligence - solutions designed to help businesses transform information into opportunity - particularly in the areas of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Financial Management analytics.

Pravin Patel, Regional Director of Asia/Pacific, confirms, "Through increased regional adoption of the IBM AS/400 and the rising demand for business intelligence solutions, the Japanese market is poised to grow dramatically. Establishing ShowCase operations in Tokyo will help ensure that we continue to anticipate and address customer needs with strong local support and world-class, end-to-end Enterprise Intelligence offerings. Similarly, we are focused on assuring the success of our ShowCase Certified Distributors and significantly increasing our revenues over the next 18 months."

One of ShowCase's customers in Japan, Douter Coffee Co. Limited, is a pioneer in self-service coffee and their challenge is to manage more than 700 coffee boutique franchises in Japan. Douter Coffee uses ShowCase STRATEGY as a CRM analytic application to develop new products that meet market needs. Being able to access consistent data instantly is an important asset for Douter Coffee.

About ShowCase Corporation

ShowCase Corporation is the leading provider of Enterprise Intelligence solutions for business users and AS/400 IT professionals. Expanding its expertise in data warehousing and business intelligence solutions to include web-based content management technology, ShowCase provides a complete Enterprise Information Portal solution.. ShowCase STRATEGY provides businesses with web-based analytical capabilities to solve problems and seize opportunities in key areas such as CRM and financial management. Founded in 1988, ShowCase has more than 250 employees worldwide and serves over 2,200 active clients. ShowCase sells its products in the United States and internationally through a direct sales force and channel partners, including IBM, software application vendors, distributors, and resellers. The ShowCase website can be found at www.showcasecorp.com.

ShowCase and ShowCase STRATEGY are registered trademarks of ShowCase Corporation. All other products and brand names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright (c) 1999 - ShowCase Corporation. All rights reserved.