October 16, 2000. San Jose, CA.

MCF Software to distribute ListSTAR

4D Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and the
WebSTAR Server Suite, are pleased to announce that MCF Software, LLC will
handle sales and support of the popular ListSTAR list server product line.
It was decided that MCF Software, headed by Farokh Irani, would best be
able to provide current ListSTAR users with the attention and support they
deserve. MCF Software will begin offering ListSTAR sales and support via
email immediately.

"ListSTAR is a powerful solution tool for handling mailing lists, auto
reply email systems, etc. and I look forward to the opportunity to continue
its success," said Farokh Irani, president MCF Software. "We plan to
continue the success of ListSTAR. It is one of the few software packages I
have used that is very stable due to its solid engineering."

"ListSTAR is a popular product that fills an important role within the Mac
community," said Brendan Coveney, president, 4D Inc. "MCF Software and
Farokh Irani will provide a good home for both the ListSTAR list server and
the many loyal ListSTAR customers."

Farokh Irani has been an active member of the ListSTAR community since late
1995 and has developed a number of utilities, scripts and templates for
ListSTAR, including; Address List Sorter, Create Folder List, Return
Subscribers and Convert Digest to HTML.

Pricing and Availability

The cost for ListSTAR is $295. It can be ordered online at:
(http://www.liststar.com/).

Support Policy and Information

ListSTAR support is available by both email and the liststar-talk mailing
list. Support issues can be emailed directly to MCF Software at
support@liststar.com. To post to the liststar-talk list email:
liststar-talk@liststar.com. To subscribe, visit
(http://www.ListSTAR.com/lists/liststar-talk.nclk). Current subscribers to
the ListSTAR-Talk mailing list will automatically be transferred to MCF's
new list.

For more information about MCF Software and the future of ListSTAR visit
(http://www.ListSTAR.com/) or email info@liststar.com.

About MCF Software, LLC

MCF Software, LLC is a privately-held corporation based in Pearl River, New
York. MCF Software specializes in custom development of software for Mac
OS, including ListSTAR list server, WebObjects based applications, as well
as consulting on Internet server and list serving projects.

About 4D, Inc.

Located in San Jose, California, 4D Inc. is the US distributor of 4th
Dimension and the 4D family of products, which has set the relational
database standard for over fifteen years. 4D Inc., formerly ACI US, Inc.,
publishes a tightly integrated suite of professional, cross-platform
web-embedded development tools. 4D Inc is a 100 percent owned subsidiary of
4D SA, formerly ACI SA. StarNine Technologies is a 100 percent subsidiary
of 4D, Inc. StarNine publishes the award winning WebSTAR Server Suite 4.3,
a complete set of four high-performance servers in one easy to use
application.

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