Sylvain Faust Intl. SQL-Programmer IX, Available Q1 1999, Delivers Complete Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Support, Microsoft SQL Server Debugger and Oracle PL/SQL Profiling.

HULL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1998--Sylvain Faust International (SFI) today announced plans for SQL-Programmer(R) IX, the next major release of its award-winning client/server SQL programming tool that provides streamlined database management and comprehensive server-side SQL code development for Oracle(R), Microsoft(R), and Sybase(R) servers.

Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 1999, this new version adds full Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 feature support, the anxiously awaited Microsoft SQL Server Debugger Module, and much expanded Oracle8 feature support -- including PL/SQL Profiling. SQL-Programmer IX continues to deliver the most robust "server-side" SQL application development tool set available.

PC Week writes, "SQL-Programmer 2.VIII showed a wealth of strong new features combined with a much improved interface. In fact, this product is the best SQL integrated development environment we've seen, earning PC Week Lab's Analyst's Choice honors." (October 26, 1998) The author, Bert Scalzo, further states that SQL-Programmer's PL/SQL Reformatter is the best PL/SQL code-beautification utility we have seen.

"Since its inception in 1988, Sylvain Faust International has always prided itself in being customer-driven", said Sylvain Faust, president and chairman of SFI. "We monitor industry trends and adapt our products to support the latest database releases. Plus, we listen to our customers and include their suggestions in product planning. Users told us they wanted Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 support and a SQL Debugger - we listened.

SQL-Programmer IX is the result. This new functionality not only streamlines both the programming and SQL system management functions, it delivers a significant return-on-investment to the organization in terms of time and resources."

Highlights of SQL-Programmer IX

-- Expanded Oracle8 support - SQL-Programmer IX continues to expand

its Oracle8 feature support, and now includes PL/SQL Profiling.

Developers can now easily locate run-time performance

bottlenecks, and thereby change their code to improve application

performance.

-- Complete Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 support - SQL-Programmer IX

adds complete Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 feature support, while

also maintaining backward compatibility with Microsoft SQL Server

versions 4.2, 6.0 and 6.5.

-- New Microsoft SQL Server Debugger Module - The new Microsoft SQL

Server Debugger Module brings state-of-the-art SQL debugging to

Microsoft SQL Server applications development. Developers can now

use our simple-to-use, yet powerful, Transact-SQL Debugger to

locate errant Microsoft SQL Server code. SQL-Programmer's SQL

Debugger will enable developers to produce rock solid code.

-- Special Upgrade Pricing - Purchasers of the current SQL

Programmer 2.VIII for Microsoft SQL Server will be upgraded free

of charge to version IX, and also offered a special discount

price on the new Microsoft SQL Server SQL Debugger Module.

About SQL-Programmer

SQL-Programmer is an integrated development environment designed to assist database application developers with the construction and maintenance of server-side SQL code, such as stored procedures, functions, triggers and packages for Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase servers. Its intuitive User Interface allows programmers to create multiple Personal Working Folders to quickly store and efficiently access all the information on a particular project. SQL-Programmer's drag-and-drop Virtual Editor enables users to revise, maintain and test server-side SQL code without affecting the original source code on the database server. Plus, the Documentation Generator automatically documents the programmer's work, producing more than 60 comprehensive reports detailing their database server environment. SQL-Programmer also includes direct interfaces to Microsoft's SourceSafe, INTERSOLV PVCS, and MKS Source Integrity for Change Management Control.

Availability

SQL-Programmer IX for Oracle, Microsoft and Sybase SQL servers is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 1999. Pricing starts at $799 US. The Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle PL/SQL Debugger Modules are an additional $500 US, each. Concurrent licensing is also available in 5-user increments. For more information, call: 1-800-567-9127 or [phone], Ext.152; fax: [phone]; or e-mail: [e-mail]. For details about SFI's family of products and other SFI news, visit our web site: http://www.sfi-software.com.

About Sylvain Faust International

Founded in 1988, Sylvain Faust International is a global software development firm delivering tools for enhancing programmer productivity and accelerating SQL database performance across the enterprise. SFI's client/server solutions support Oracle Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase SQL Server. Accolades include PC Week Labs' Analyst's Choice and VBPJ Reader's Choice Award for two consecutive years. Another SFI product, SQL-Optimizer(tm), is SFI's intelligent server monitoring tool for Oracle Server, while SQL-Sombrero(tm) leads SFI's family of programming utilities for Visual Basic programmers and Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Active Server Page (ASP) web server database programming. SFI is a member of the Oracle Worldwide Business Alliance Program, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, and a member of the Sybase Open Solutions CODE/ISV Partner Program.

SQL-Programmer is a registered trademark and SQL-Sombrero, SQL-Optimizer, and CompressIT are trademarks of Sylvain Faust Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.