Full ISG Navigator Product is now available for Download From Microsoft Web Site

Business Wire, Feb 18, 1997

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 18, 1997--

Microsoft extends its commitment to OLE DB as the standard for

universal data access

ISG International Software Group Ltd. (NASDAQ NMS: SISGF) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ NMS: MSFT) announce the availability of the full ISG Navigator for download on Microsoft's web site www.microsoft.com/oledb/download/download.htm

David Cameron, Manager of Microsoft's Database API Group, said, "We are very pleased that ISG was able to quickly adapt its ISG Navigator product to accommodate Microsoft's new ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) interface. Having seen our vision of Universal Data Access realized, we believe that Microsoft customers can benefit immediately from the Unable for evaluation for Microsoft customers th expected a significant response from software doft's commitment to OLE DB."

Arie Gonen, Chairman and CEO of ISG, commented, "As Microsoft and ISG growof ODBC's shortcomings have been overcome by OLEof hardware and software vendors that are already evaluating ISG Navigator indicates that leading hardware and software vendors will join Microsoft and Digital in standardizing on ISG Navigator as their choice for OLE DB distributed Data Access middleware based on Microsoft's neepublic of China, and Australia. For more inft the present time and actual results could differ from present assumptions. SEC reports contain cautionary statements discussing various factors that could cause acal Group, Inc.

Derek Caldwell

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