4D, Inc. Ships 4D Mail

-- First Easy-to-Administer Mail Server for Mac OS X is Fast and Scalable,
with Anti-Spam Features and Anti-Virus Support --

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 1, 2002 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th
Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today
announced the immediate availability of 4D Mail, the first
easy-to-administer, scalable, high performance Mail server on Mac OS X,
with anti-spam features, support for anti-virus, WebMail and more. 4D Mail
is shipping today directly from 4D for $149 for a 10-mailbox license, $249
for a 100-mailbox license with additional 100-mailbox expansion licenses
available for $149, or an unlimited license available at $1499.

"4D Mail is easy for a small 10-person office to set-up and maintain, yet
fast and scalable enough for Internet service providers," explained Brendan
Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "Beyond ease, performance and
scalability, 4D Mail also includes anti-spam, anti-virus, 4D WebMail
support and more. 4D Mail answers the call from Mac OS X users asking for
an easy to use mail server, they can afford."

4D Mail is a complete messaging system, designed from the ground up to take
advantage of Mac OS X. 4D Mail is built on a high performance,
easy-to-administer SMTP/POP/IMAP mail server with secure remote
administration, advanced relay blocking, and allow/deny, plus 4D WebMail
support, anti-spam and anti-virus features. 4D Mail is compatible with POP
and IMAP email clients on all platforms.

Pricing and Availability
4D Mail is affordable and available immediately directly from
(http://www.4D.com) for a 10-mailbox license at $149, and a 100-mailbox
license at $249 with 100-mailbox expansion packs available at $149. An
unlimited license for 4D Mail will be available at $1499.

About 4D, Inc.
Located in San Jose, California, 4D, Inc. is the U.S. distributor of 4th
Dimension (4D), 4D Business Kit, and 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 Business Kit is a complete,
multi-language, multi-store e-commerce development tool, designed for rapid
development of storefront solutions. 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V 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/).