VDS OBJECT DATABASE NOW IN 6TH GENERATION.

Versant Corporation (NASDAQ: VSNT), Fremont, Calif., an industry leader in enterprise-level systems involving real- time and object data, has announced that J.D. Edwards has expanded its OEM partnership with Versant to new products and has begun shipments of their new Demand Forecasting module that embeds the Versant database.

"Versant's VDS Object Database provides a resilient foundation to help manage the size and complexity of supply chain models," said Andy Carlson, director of supply chain product marketing for J.D. Edwards. "This underlying technology augments J.D. Edwards' commitment of delivering robust, integrated applications with lower total cost of ownership to our customers."

"This is a significant milestone for our partnership with J.D. Edwards and delivers the first fruits of our relationship," said Nick Ordon, president and CEO of Versant. "We are pleased by J. D. Edwards' adoption of Versant's technology for new innovative applications in the resource planning software space."

VDS Object Database, now in its 6th generation, is the industry's only, truly scalable, enterprise-capable object database management system. It is uniquely suited to handle the storage and access needs of complex graph, navigational and hierarchical data. For this class of data and access needs, it provides a superior high-performance and agile alternative to custom handcrafted solutions that are needed with traditional relational storage formats. Through features such as online schema evolution, dual caching, replication and fault tolerance, Versant customers have enjoyed superior performance, reliability and scalability, reduced development times and the ability to adapt to changing business conditions.

About J.D. Edwards & Company

J.D. Edwards (NASDAQ: JDEC) makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services. J.D. Edwards' offerings are differentiated by a deeply ingrained attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,600 customers in more than 110 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, enterprise assets, and supplier and customer relationships.

For more information, visit http://www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333.

About Versant Corporation

Versant Corporation (NASDAQ: VSNT) has led the industry in highly scalable, reliable object management and real-time solutions for complex enterprise-level systems since its founding in 1988. The company's Object Database Management System (ODBMS) serves as the core database for fraud detection, yield management, real-time data collection and analysis, operation support systems (OSS) and other large-scale applications in the telecommunications, financial services, transportation and defense industries. Versant manages data for mission-critical systems in use by British Airways, US Government, Financial Times, and other leading Global 1000 companies. Versant has recently broadened its product line to offer real-time solutions for manufacturing, security and logistics.

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