January 9, 2001. San Jose, CA.

WebSTAR Server Suite 4.4 Beta at Macworld San Francisco.

4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and WebSTAR
Server Suite, announced today that WebSTAR Server Suite 4.4 Beta will be
demonstrated January 9-12, 2001 at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2001.

The WebSTAR Server Suite 4.4 Public Beta features 4th Dimension relational
database integration, support for Tomcat's JSP and Java Servlet services, a
customizable Web interface for WebSTAR Mail and built-in FlexMail support
for a customized web-mail interface. 4D will demonstrate these enhancements
and more at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2001 in Booth #1442.

"WebSTAR 4.4 Beta is part of our dedication to provide the WebSTAR
community with the highest quality product possible," said Brendan Coveney,
president, 4D, Inc. "We are excited about this release's improvements and
additions to WebSTAR's integrated support for industry standards."

WebSTAR 4.4 Beta Features.

WebSTAR 4.4 will offer users direct integration between WebSTAR Server
Suite and 4th Dimension relational databases, support for Tomcat Java
Servlet and JSP technology, a customizable web-based mail interface,
built-in FlexMail form-processing utilities, and stronger encryption for
international customers. Several improvements to the core WebSTAR Server
are also included to improve overall performance and reliability.

Availability.

WebSTAR Server Suite 4.4 Beta is expected to be available for download from
the WebSTAR web site by January 12, 2001.

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 4.2,
a complete set of four high-performance servers in one easy to use
application.

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