Sterling Software Supports Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 With New Releases of Business Intelligence Products.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1998--Sterling Software Inc.'s (NYSE:SSW) Information Management Division, a leading provider of business intelligence and data warehousing software, Monday announced support for Microsoft's expanded Data Warehousing Framework, an open architecture for development of data warehouse solutions based on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.

New releases of Sterling Software's business intelligence tools will allow end users to quickly and easily access, manage and analyze data residing on Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 database system for Windows NT.

"Sterling Software shares Microsoft's commitment to providing business users with faster, easier and more portable access to information they need for strategic business decision making," said Carole Morton, president of Sterling Software's Information Management Group.

"We are pleased to add support for Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 to our already extensive heterogeneous database support for IMG's business intelligence tools," added Morton.

Sterling Software Business Intelligence Tools Supporting SQL 

Server 7.0

Upcoming Sterling Software product releases supporting Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 include:

-- VISION:Dimensions, which provides online analysis and reporting

for information stored in multidimensional databases such as

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, IBM DB2 OLAP Server, Hyperion Essbase

and Oracle Express Server.

-- VISION:Clearaccess, which allows departmental end users,

including those with no SQL experience, to access information in

heterogeneous enterprise and client/server databases and create

custom reports on their PC and Macintosh desktop computers. With

the help of "wizards," users can build and distribute information

ranging from simple queries to complex charts and

multi-dimensional views of their business. They can perform data

slicing, add dimensions, and create and share other types of

custom functions for use in ad hoc analysis.

-- VISION:Webaccess, which makes it possible for PC users to execute

existing VISION:Clearaccess scripts from corporate Internet or

intranet sites via standard Web browsers, including Microsoft

Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

-- VISION:Clearmanage, which provides administrative control of the

data access environment. VISION:Clearmanage helps ensure system

performance, integrity and security. IT professionals can use

this product to monitor system activity and automatically inform

users of changes in data.

Information Management Division

Sterling Software's Information Management Division, with headquarters in the Los Angeles area, provides solutions for global access to corporate data. IMD's products and services satisfy the data access, applications portfolio management and desktop integration needs of cross-industry users, regardless of business function.

Further information about IMD's product offerings can be found on the division's Web site at www.vision.sterling.com.

About Sterling Software

Sterling Software is a leading provider of software and services for the applications development, information management, systems management and federal systems markets. The company is ranked among Business Week's 1998 "Info Tech 100" as one of the world's best performing information technology companies.

With headquarters in Dallas, Sterling Software has a worldwide installed base of more than 20,000 customer sites and has 3,600 employees in 90 offices worldwide. For more information on Sterling Software, visit the company's Web site at www.sterling.com.

Note to Editors: VISION:Clearaccess, VISION:Clearmanage, VISION:Webaccess and VISION:Dimensions are trademarks of Sterling Software Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.