Software Information Services is now Mainstar; Established company gets a new name.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1997--After 18 years building prominence in the mainframe software industry as Software Information Services Inc. (SIS), the Bellevue-based company is changing its name.

Effective March 1, 1997, the name will be Mainstar Software Corp.

"The name change reflects the evolution and growth of the company," says Mainstar President and Founder Ronald K. Ferguson. While MVS systems training was Mainstar's original focus, software and consulting now make up the vast majority of its business.

"The last year brought strong growth to our software division," says Ferguson. "We're excited about the success of our strategic focus, and this name change is representative of the forward momentum we are seeing."

The name Mainstar was derived from the acronym for STorage And Recovery. "We have developed a reputation of expertise in the MVS storage and recovery arena. IT professionals look to us for answers there, so reflecting that in the name seemed an obvious choice," says Ferguson.

Mainstar has developed strategic re-marketing agreements with such industry giants as IBM and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). Its software is also sold in North America through Mainstar sales offices, and worldwide in 24 countries through a network of distributors.

Many people are more familiar with the company's suite of storage and recovery products than the company's name. The disaster recovery products are ABARS Manager and ASAP, and the storage-oriented products are HSM Manager, HSM FastAudit, Storage Manager and VSAM Manager.

CONTACT: Curt Rosengren, 800/233-6838