ACI US news for immediate release

December 7, 1999. San Jose, CA.

4D Version 6.5.3 - Mac OS 9 Compatible

ACI US, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension (4D) RAD/RDBMS Environment,
today announced the release of their latest edition, 4D v6.5.3. This new
release, in addition to routine maintenance fixes, addresses all the
outstanding issues related to Mac OS 9.

"We have spent a lot of time ensuring this release is 100% compatible with
Mac OS 9," stated Brendan Coveney, President, ACI US. "The critical aspect
of any professional development tool is platform stability, and 4D v6.5.3
confirms our commitment to this."

4D v6.5.3 is a free update for all current 4D v6.5 owners. The update can
be downloaded from the ACI US web site:
http://www.acius.com/downloads/aciprod.html

About ACI US
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ACI US, Inc. is the US publisher of 4th Dimension and the 4D product line,
which has set the relational database standard for over ten years. In 1995,
ACI extended 4th Dimension technology to the Windows platform. ACI US, Inc.
is the U.S. subsidiary of ACI and celebrates this year, the 15th
Anniversary since 4D's revolutionary introduction into the RAD/RDBMS
marketplace.

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