NetDynamics, Greenbrier & Russel Announce Strategic Relationship; New Alliance Reinforces Commitment to Creating Web-based Solutions for Fortune 1000 Companies

Business Wire, March 24, 1997

MENLO PARK, Calif. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1997--NetDynamics Inc. and Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. today announced a strategic relationship that provides Fortune 1000 companies the technology and expertise to move their business-critical applications to the web.

Under the agreement, NetDynamics will provide Greenbrier & Russel's existing customers access to its advanced web application development and deployment technology, while Greenbrier & Russel will act as NetDynamic's primary partner for distributing and implementing the products. Using its nationwide software sales team, Greenbrier & Russel will market NetDynamics web development tools, and will offer Java and NetDynamics training courses across the country to both new and existing customers.

"Our relationship represents a powerful new service to the largest companies in corporate America," said Zack Rinat, president and CEO of NetDynamics. "By collaborating with Greenbrier & Russel, we are reaching out to leading Fortune 1000 companies, offering them the ability to expand their business opportunities by leveraging the Net."

"By teaming with NetDynamics, we are enhancing our ability to meet our clients' growing demand to move to the Web," said Eric Wasowicz, president, Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. "We chose NetDynamics because we found their products and training to be an excellent complement to our intranet and Java development services strategy."

Both companies believe in an advanced open architecture for distributed enterprise applications and share the goal of providing customers with standards-based, scaleable information systems enabling them to develop complete information solutions for rapid business change.

NetDynamics offers leading solutions that integrate existing and new data sources in the development and deployment of enterprise applications on the Web -- from human resources to sales force automation to new business and revenue-generating applications.

About Greenbrier & Russel

Greenbrier & Russel offers management and technical consulting information systems training and a wide range of client/server and intranet software. Greenbrier & Russel is Powersoft's leading reseller of both software and training and was ranked in the 1996 VARBusiness 500. The company is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. The company's URL is http://www.gr.com .

About NetDynamics

NetDynamics is the leader in providing software solutions that enable companies to increase revenues and efficiency through the development and deployment of enterprise-wide Java applications on the Net. NetDynamics is being used by hundreds of companies as diverse as AT&T, Cisco, GE Capita, Key Corp., Salomon Brothers, Service Merchandise, Toys 'R Us, Wells Fargo and many others. Other NetDynamics partners include Hewlett Packard, Gradient Technologies, Informix, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, many systems integrators and value -added resellers, and others. Based in Menlo Park, CA, the company was founded in 1995 and is funded by venture capital firms Hummer Winblad and U.S. Venture Partners and a major corporation. The company's URL is http://www.netdynamics.com . -0-

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