For Immediate Release

Contact:
Douglas K. Barry
Principal, Barry & Associates, Inc.
14041 Burnhaven Drive, Suite 103
Burnsville, MN 55337
voice: +1-612-892-6113, fax: +1-612-397-7203
dkbarry@odbmsfacts.com, http://www.odbmsfacts.com

Barry & Associates Announces Release 4.0 of the Object Storage Fact Book

The most comprehensive, fact-based overview of object storage available today

Burnsville, Minnesota – August 7, 1998 — Barry & Associates, Inc. today
announced Release 4.0 of the Object Storage Fact Book. This publication
contains detailed comparison data on Object DBMSs, Object-Relational DBMSs,
and Object-Relational Mapping products. This data is essential for making
an informed product selection. The data in the Object Storage Fact Book
also accelerates the product selection process because the arduous and
time-consuming task of gathering product data is completed for you.

The Object Storage Fact Book cuts through the confusion of marketing hype
to let you make informed decisions about storing objects using database
management systems. This set of three thoroughly researched databooks gives
you the most comprehensive, fact-based overview available today.
Multi-Volume Set Provides Data on the Features of Object DBMSs,
Object-Relational DBMSs, and Object-Relational Mapping Products

The Object Storage Fact Book is now available in a three-volume set. Each
volume focuses on a segment of the market: Object DBMSs, Object-Relational
DBMSs, and Object-Relational Mapping products.

The Object DBMSs volume provides data on the features of 02 from Ardent
Software, ITASCA from IBEX Object Systems, Cache from InterSystems
Corporation, Javera from Javera Software, MATISSE from MATISSE Software,
ObjectStore from Object Design, Objectivity/DB from Objectivity, POET from
POET Software, VERSANT from Versant Corporation, and Jeevan from W3Apps.

The Object-Relational Mapping volume provides data on the features of DBGen
from 2Link Consulting, the Java Relational Binding and the C++ Relational
Binding from Ardent Software, JavaBlend from Sun Microsystems, Business
Sight Framework from Objectmatter, PowerTier from Persistence Software, SQL
Object Factory from POET Software, JDX from Software Tree, TopLink for Java
and TopLink for Smalltalk from The Object People, and the Relational Object
Framework from Watershed Technologies.

The Object-Relational DBMSs volume provides data on the features of JBMS
from Cloudscape, the Informix Universal Server from Informix Information
Technologies, DB2 Universal Database and DB2 DataJoiner from IBM, and
Oracle and Oracle Lite form Oracle Corporation.

Each volume is sold separately or multi-volume packages are available.
Between now and September 1, Barry & Associates is offering a discount on
purchases of the Object Storage Fact Book. Complete information and pricing
is available at www.odbmsfacts.com.

About Barry & Associates, Inc.

Barry & Associates provides facts on object database, object-relational
database, and object-relational mapping products. They do this through
consulting, publishing and education. Founded by Doug Barry in 1992, the
firm is particularly focused on strategic decision making about products
for storing objects. Contact Barry & Associates by phone at 612-892-6113,
fax at 612-397-7203, or visit its web site at http://www.odbmsfacts.com.