4D Academic Standard Edition Now Free to Academic and Not-for-profit
Organizations

-- Academic and Not-for-profit Users Gain Powerful Database Application
Development Tool --

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 7, 2001 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th
Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today
announced it is making 4D Academic Standard Edition available for free to
academic and not-for-profit organizations. The free download of 4D Academic
Standard Edition is available directly from 4D at:
(http://www.4d.com/academic).

"4D, Inc. is genuinely interested in supplying the next generation of web
and database developers with a powerful development tool," explained
Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Our message is simple. Go and
use the power of 4D to create real-world solutions."

4D's Academic Program
The 4D Academic Standard Edition product is a full production version with
no limitations in functionality. 4D Academic Standard Edition includes: the
4D application, 4D Runtime and additional 4D utilities. The 4D Academic
Program's purpose is to empower the next generation of industry software
professionals by offering them access to 4D applications, and to help
not-for-profit organizations develop the means to compete in today's
market. Beyond free and deeply discounted product prices, 4D's Academic
Program makes available free lesson plans, example databases which
illustrate relational database application design and theory, and more at
(http://www.4D.com/academic.html).

Download and Eligibility Requirements
4D Academic products are open to academic institutions and not-for-profit
organizations located within the U.S. and English-speaking Canada (see the
4D, Inc. web site for additional information) . The free download of 4D
Academic Standard Edition is available directly from 4D, Inc. at
(http://www.4D.com/academic).

About 4D, Inc.
Located in San Jose, California, 4D Inc. is the U.S. distributor of 4th
Dimension (4D), and publisher of 4D WebSTAR Server Suite. 4D is an
award-winning, tightly integrated suite of Windows and Mac OS, Web-embedded
development tools for business solutions. 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V
http://www.WebSTAR.com/ is a fast, secure and extensible server suite for
Mac OS X, best known for easy administration. 4D, Inc. is a wholly owned
subsidiary of 4D SA. Further information can be found at http://www.4D.com/.