ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation Supports Customers Migrating to IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 7; New Tools and Services Make Migration Faster and Easier

Business Wire, April 11, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000

ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation (ManTech), the worldwide market leader in powerful conversion tools for databases, enterprise applications and data announced today that its suite of database conversion tools has been enhanced to convert stored procedures used by Oracle, Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server to the SQL Procedure Language of DB2 Universal Database(TM) Version 7, announced today by IBM. The SQL Procedure Language is based on the ANSI/ISO standard for Persistent Stored Modules (PSM). This is a block-structured language that provides simple procedural extensions to SQL similar to the proprietary Transact-SQL or PL/SQL languages used by Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle respectively.

ManTech supports customers migrating to DB2 on all leading platforms including Unix, NT and OS/390. Among the primary reasons that customers are choosing DB2 are the needs for scalability, e-commerce readiness, consolidation, support and reliability. "ManTech has been engaged in projects with Northwestern Mutual to convert several of its databases to DB2," said John Hillmer, assistant director of information systems, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wis. "The SQL Conversion Workbench is dramatically reducing the time and manpower required to perform the conversion."

ManTech's SQL Conversion Workbench(R) V4 (SQL-CW) makes it significantly faster and easier for customers to migrate to DB2. ManTech announced previously that it has licensed the SQL-CW to IBM for use in migration services engagements with its customers. In addition, ManTech has licensed its Stored Procedure Conversion Tool (SProCT)(TM) to IBM. The tool will be available as a free download at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/migration, the new IBM migration web site. SProCT (SQL-CW V3) is a subset of the SQL-CW V4.

"IBM's new DB2 Universal Database is yet another example of how IBM is redefining the data management marketplace," said Jim Kelly, vice president, IBM Data Management Solutions. "To meet market demand, we are also working with ManTech to make it faster and easier for customers to migrate to and deploy DB2 as their e-business foundation."

"We understand the business challenges of companies faced with database and application conversions," said George J. Pedersen, chairman of the board, CEO & president of ManTech International Corporation, parent company of ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation. "We are committed to our strong partnership with IBM in our continuing effort to make it easier for customers with applications on other databases to migrate to DB2 as their database of choice."

ManTech released the SQL Conversion Workbench in 1998, and has since deployed it to a number of Fortune 500 companies. A leader in developing tools for converting data and applications, ManTech also offers automated tools to convert VSAM, SUPRA, IDMS, ADABAS and DATACOM to DB2.

For a comparison of the functions and features of the SQL-CW and SProCT, please visit the ManTech web site at http://www.mssc-mantech.com.

DB2 Universal Database

As the foundation for e-business, DB2 Universal Database is the industry's first multimedia, web-ready relational database management system, strong enough to meet the demands of large corporations and flexible enough to serve medium-sized and small e-businesses. DB2 Universal Database combines integrated power for business intelligence and e-business with industry-leading performance and reliability to drive the most demanding industry solutions. DB2 Universal Database, together with Internet technology makes information easily accessible, available and secure. There are more than 1.3 million DB2 licenses and 6 million DB2 users, with more than 300,000 companies worldwide relying on IBM data management solutions. For more information, please visit: http://www.software.ibm.com/data.> ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation

ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation (www.mssc-mantech.com) is an IBM Premier Business Partner and wholly owned subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation, a privately held integration services firm with more than 5,000 employees, serving clients in commercial and government agencies worldwide in 34 states in the U.S.A. and 30 foreign countries. The company, based in Fairfax, Virginia specializes in telecommunications, advanced application development, network integration and support, and customized business applications. For more information, visit ManTech's web site at www.mantech.com.

SQL Conversion Workbench and SProCT are trademarks of ManTech Systems Solutions Corporation. DB2 Universal Database is a trademark of the IBM Corporation. All other products, whether stated or not, are trademarks of their respective holders.