Birdstep Technology Introduces RDM Server 4.0 Embeddable Database; New Version Offers Support for ODBC 3.51, JDBC 2.0 and Dynamic Database Definition Language

Business Wire, July 16, 2002

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Birdstep Technology today announced the latest version of its RDM Server embeddable database management system.

This new version supports ODBC 3.51, SQL92, and JDBC 2.0. RDM Server 4.0 includes Dynamic Database Definition Language (DDL), a powerful feature that allows the database schema to be modified during a database session.

Compliant with industry standard interfaces, RDM Server is an embeddable database management system employing a client/server architecture for business critical information that must be available immediately and reliably. Like all Birdstep RDM databases, RDM Server 4.0 is deployed with the developer's application, giving the developer control and predictability over the application's data management. In addition, Birdstep RDM Server is designed to minimize total cost of ownership by reducing administration requirements.

Birdstep's RDM Server offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for developers of embedded applications in diverse industries and markets, such as financial services, telecommunications and e-business applications.

"Customers can count on Birdstep's embeddable databases to offer unique flexibility in a small footprint with unparalleled performance," said Hans-Arne L'orange, chief executive officer of Birdstep Technology. "Birdstep RDM Server 4.0 has been optimized for speed, low resource use and near-zero administration, making it ideal for developers of business critical applications."

RDM Server 4.0 facilitates thin-client and browser-based architectures by permitting loading of application processing directly onto the database server. RDM Server 4.0 delivers a high-performance, automatically recoverable, multi-user transaction system which meets the database "ACID" test for business critical applications: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability.

About Birdstep Technology

Birdstep Technology was founded in Oslo, Norway in 1996 and is traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker "BIRD." The company has approximately 80 employees in Oslo and Seattle. Birdstep's small footprint, high performance database technologies combined with its wireless roaming and access software enables companies to build innovative solutions for embedded systems and the Mobile Internet. Birdstep makes your information accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device and on any infrastructure. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com.