sLab finalizes acquisition of dtF/SQL for Macintosh, introduces
Rhapsody-version and internet integration of dtF/SQL at MacWorld SF '98.

BOEBLINGEN, GERMANY. January 2, 1998 -- sLab announced today that it has
finalized the acquisition of the dtF/SQL for Macintosh product from theta
group. With the aquisition of dtF/SQL for Macintosh, sLab reinforces its
committment to the MacOS and Rhapsody market.

At MacWorld SF'98, sLab will make available its first developer releases of
dtF/SQL for Rhapsody. sLab will also demonstrate dtF/HTML, its new
web-server integration of dtF/SQL. With dtF/HTML, dtF/SQL access can be
directly linked with Apache and other Web-Servers, which provides
developers with a high- performance, low-overhead database connectivity
solution. Client access to dtF/HTML can be provided both via JDBC or
server-based, HTML-integrated scripting languages like PHP/FI or heitml.

Full versions of all dtF products can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.slab.de. dtF/SQL is free for non-commercial use and offers an
attractive licensing scheme for professional software developers.

"We intend to push the envelope for MacOS- and Rhapsody-based relational
database systems" said Arnd Beissner, Product Manager for dtF/SQL. "With
dtF/SQLs exceptional cross-platform capabilities and internet support via
dtF/HTML we provide developers with a complete high-performance solution
for their embedded and internet database needs. We're encouraged by the
feedback from MacOS developers so far and we're looking forward to talking
to them at our station in Developer Central at MacWorld '98"

dtF/SQL, a high-performance relational database engine, is currently
available for MacOS, Win 3.x, Windows 95/NT, OS/2, Linux and Solaris. It
features support for embedded use of the engine, full transaction control,
full scalability from full scalability from read-only CD-ROM applications
to client/server solutions, ODBC 2.1 access on both Windows and Macintosh
platforms. dtF/SQL is free for non-commercial use and offers an attractive
licensing scheme for professional software developers.

sLab, located in Boeblingen, Germany, has been developing the dtF/SQL
product for various platforms and specializes in cutting-edge database
systems and solutions.

Contact:

sLab
Gesellschaft fuer Informationssysteme oHG
Arnd Beissner
71034 Boeblingen
Phone: +49 7031 714-910
Fax: +49 7031 714-909
E-mail: dtF@slab.de
Web: http://www.slab.de