Instantiations Ships New Release of VA Assist Enterprise/J Providing Full Support for VisualAge for Java 3.5

Business Wire, August 31, 2000

Business/High Tech Editors

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2000

New Version 1.5 Adds Functionality and

VisualAge for Java 3.5 Compatibility

Instantiations, Inc. announced today that it has begun shipping VA Assist Enterprise/J 1.5, the ultimate collection of productivity enhancements for IBM's award-winning VisualAge for Java development environment.

Now updated to support VisualAge for Java 3.5, VA Assist Enterprise/J provides developers with an unparalleled collection of add-in power tools for building world-class e-business systems.

VA Assist Enterprise(TM) products help streamline and enhance the entire development effort, substantially reducing development costs and time-to-market while increasing developer productivity along the way. VA Assist Enterprise/J 1.5 integrates seamlessly into the familiar VisualAge for Java browsers and Composition Editor, adding over a hundred new productivity features and commands.

New features of VA Assist Enterprise/J 1.5 include:

-- Full compatibility with VisualAge for Java 3.5

-- Enhanced repository management power tools

-- Enhanced GUI building productivity tools

-- Powerful new code development tools

Pricing and Availability

The VA Assist Enterprise/J 1.5 update is free to all registered customers and is available for immediate download from the company's web-site at http://www.instantiations.com/assist. For additional information or pricing on this product please contact our sales department at 800/808-3737 or by email at sales@instantiations.com. VA Assist Enterprise products from Instantiations are also available for IBM VisualAge Generator and VisualAge Smalltalk. Developers may also download a free 30-day evaluation copy of all available products from Instantiations' web site.

About Instantiations

Instantiations, Inc. provides leading edge software products, services, and technologies for Java. As an advanced-level IBM Business Partner, the company specializes in helping its clients build high performance software systems. Based in Tualatin, Oregon, Instantiations was founded by a team of internationally recognized pioneers in the field of component software technology. Vulcan Ventures, Inc. the investment organization of Paul G. Allen, holds a minority ownership position in Instantiations. Instantiations can be reached at 800/808-3737. More information may be found at http://www.instantiations.com.

Instantiations and VA Assist Enterprise are trademarks of Instantiations, Inc. VisualAge is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.