Software AG Ships Tamino Version 2.1; Award-Winning Native XML Database Enhanced for Even Better Performance

Business Wire, July 10, 2000

Business Editors

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000

Software AG, Inc. has begun shipping Tamino 2.1, a newly enhanced version if its native XML database. The upgraded offering provides many performance benefits, including improved querying, dynamic XSL processing, support for read-only databases and tighter security.

Tamino 2.1 builds on the original version of Tamino, shipped November 1999, which was awarded "Best Software" and "Best of COMDEX" at COMDEX Asia in April 2000.

"With only a few months on the market, Tamino has gained tremendous industry support as the world's first native XML information server," Dr. Helmut Wilke, president and CEO, Software AG, Inc., explained. "Version 2.1 is a performance powerhouse that will only further Software AG as the leading XML contender."

Upgrades in Tamino 2.1 include:

-- A query language based on X Path, the new W3C standard and

successor to XQL, plus new filter technologies that help

produce much more precise results. Finding individual elements

of one or multiple XML documents using queries is now much

easier.

-- Enhanced processing of dynamic XSL: users no longer need

additional applications to convert XML documents to HTML or to

display XML in a different format.

-- Data access directly from read-only media, accommodating users

who want to prevent unauthorized modifications to their

XML-format catalogs. Data can now be stored on a CD and then

displayed on a different system rather than having to be

imported to a database before it can be displayed.

-- Improved security mechanisms: users can now define

authorizations for XML documents down to element level, making

it possible to grant access rights for individual elements of a

particular document. As a result, display formats and access

rights for documents stored in Tamino can be optimized to meet

the specific needs of various users and user groups.

Availability and Pricing

Tamino 2.1 is available immediately for Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system.

"Offering our XML database on one of the leading Unix platforms opens up huge market potential for Software AG," Wilke added. "Sun's version of Unix is among the most popular operating systems for servers worldwide."

Tamino 2.1 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 will ship during third quarter 2000, with versions for Linux and SCO Unixware 7 following later in the year. Prices for Tamino 2.1 start at $40,000 per processor for Sun Solaris and $25,000 for the NT version.

About Software AG, Inc.

Based in San Ramon, Calif., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Software AG, actively pursuing XML business in the U.S. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.softwareagusa.com or call 925/242-3700.

Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is Europe's largest system software provider and a major global player offering leading-edge technology for data management and electronic business. Since 1998 the company has focused its development activities on XML products for the business-to-business market segment. Software AG achieved sales revenue of more than $350 million in 1999 and has more than 2,600 employees and representatives in more than 60 countries. The company's distribution and technology partners include market leaders such as IBM, Microsoft and SCO and innovative IT solutions providers such as Extensibility, Softquad and InStranet.

Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide, including FedEx, Citibank, MCIWorldcom, Shell Oil and Delta Airlines.