PRESS RELEASE

October 26, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Peter Cooper
PR Director
digital.forest
425-483-0483
press@forest.net

DIGITAL.FOREST ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR 4D

digital.forest, a Bothell, Washington-based hosting provider, recently
expanded its database- and application-hosting services to include support
for 4D. The company announced the new capabilities at the 4D Summit
Conference 2000 in San Diego earlier this month.

“We’re very excited about supporting 4D,” says company President and CTO
Chris Kilbourn. “It’s a powerful database environment, and many clients
will enjoy having it as an option.” Already known as a pioneer in FileMaker
Pro database hosting, digital.forest now offers expertise in 4D as well as
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, MySQL, WebObjects, and QuickTime Streaming.

“We are pleased digital.forest is now supporting the 4D community.
digital.forest’s experience with managed services for database- and
application-hosting will be a significant benefit for 4D developers,” says
Brendan Coveney, President, 4D, Inc.

digital.forest has recently altered its business strategy to establish a
position as a premier database- and application-hosting company. “While we
have always offered premium service, our focus now is serving small and
medium-sized businesses and corporate workgroups. These clients have a
range of needs, and that means supporting multiple databases and Macintosh,
UNIX, and Windows systems,” says Kilbourn.

Founded in 1994, digital.forest is noted for its expertise providing
responsive, expert technical supports to help deploy, maintain, and
optimize Web-enabled databases and applications.

Regards,
Chris Kilbourn
President / CTO
digital.forest Phone: +1-877-720-0483
where Internet solutions grow Int’l: +1-425-483-0483
19515 North Creek Parkway Fax: +1-425-482-6871
Suite 314 http://www.forest.net
Bothell, WA 98011 email: chrisk@forest.net