PRESS RELEASE:

OpenGraph and GraphBuilder On Rhapsody DR2

VVI Data Control Specialists
311 Adams Avenue
State College, PA 16803 USA
814-234-9613 or 888-DCS-OPEN (888-327-6736)
814-234-9614 (FAX)
info@vvi.com; http://www.vvi.com

State College, PA USA, 11 May 1998: In lockstep motion with Apple Computer,
VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) today announced a complete port of
OpenGraph and GraphBuilder for Apple's just-released Rhapsody DR2 version.
John Brilhart, CTO of VVI-DCS, remarks: "We've always been at the forefront
of Rhapsody and Yellow Box technology and this time is no exception. We've
made several hundred improvements to the upcoming OpenGraph and
GraphBuilder. Those upcoming versions solidify our position as the premier
provider of data reporting solutions for Rhapsody- and Yellow Box- based
systems. We will be announcing availability, upgrade benefits and other
specifics regarding the new versions in the near future."

About VVI-DCS: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) was cofounded in 1989
by Ed VanVliet and John Brilhart, subsequently incorporated in 1992 and is
currently a privately held corporation. Since its founding VVI-DCS expanded
to be the leading independent supplier of data reporting software in the
OpenStep marketplace. VVI-DCS's customers comprise world leading companies
in the banking, biotechnology, chemical, financial services, manufacturing,
and pharmaceutical industries. Systems VVI-DCS helped build have been
operational for years and at this time are monitoring billions of dollars
worth of products in real-time and on a global scale. These systems are, in
part, based on VVI-DCS's OpenGraph.

About OpenGraph: OpenGraph is a framework of Objective-C and C++ objects
for reporting data in graph and textual formats and consists of a graph
building application and pre-built objects. OpenGraph accepts real-time
feeds from any source and serves as a graphing front-end for real-time
financial analysis, transaction, production and inventory analysis,
database systems, and instrumentation. OpenGraph is fully object-oriented
and is well suited to systems which require reliability, exacting
specifications and performance.