PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES PLAN ANALYZER FOR ORACLE; TOOL AUTOMATES SQL
STATEMENT TUNING TO MAXIMIZE DATABASE PERFORMANCE

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL, JANUARY 22, 1996. . . PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
today announced availability of PLATINUM Plan Analyzer for Oracle, a
Windows-based tool that automates the task of tuning SQL statements for
Oracle databases. Plan Analyzer eliminates the need to manually create,
display, interpret, and test SQL optimization plans to increase database
and application performance.

"SQL optimization plans can impact client/server application performance
more than any other factor," said Scott Kane, senior vice president of
database management for PLATINUM. "But optimizing SQL statements has
traditionally been a laborious and often neglected task because it has
required a high-level of expertise to interpret the optimization plans.
Plan Analyzer automates SQL optimization planning, allowing both novice
and expert Oracle administrators and developers to efficiently optimize
SQL statements and enjoy improved database and application performance."

HOW PLAN ANALYZER WORKS

Plan Analyzer helps users determine which SQL optimization plan is fastest
and consumes the least resources. Using simple point-and- click commands,
Oracle administrators and developers can use the standard default
optimization methods for each SQL statement: rule- based, cost-based (all
rows and first row), and a customized plan with Oracle database hints.
Results are provided in a graphical summary, and an explanation of each
optimization plan is provided in plain English.

The database tool contains a SQL capture facility that allows users to trap
and optimize the SQL code contained in application development tools like
Microsoft Corp.'s Visual Basic and Powersoft Inc.'s PowerBuilder. In
addition, Plan Analyzer lets Oracle administrators and developers save all
SQL optimization plans and performance statistics in a row- level
ownership repository, allowing retrieval and verification of optimization
plans. The database tool also enables developers to readily implement
array operations, which dramatically speed up frequently- used insert,
delete, and update operations.

PLATINUM'S PRODUCT INTEGRATION STRATEGY

Plan Analyzer is part of PLATINUM's product strategy to bring best-
of-breed data and systems management to the open enterprise environment --
the networked, heterogeneous computing environment that includes MVS-,
UNIX-, and Windows-based platforms and may contain VMS, AS/400, and OS/2
systems.

AVAILABILITY, PRICING AND PLATFORM SUPPORT

Plan Analyzer is available immediately. Starting list price is $1, 995 per
single user license. The database tool is compatible with Oracle Versions
6 and 7, and runs on Windows 3.0 and above, Windows 95, and Windows NT.
PLATINUM plans to add Motif support to Plan Analyzer for Oracle in the
first quarter of 1996. For pricing information call PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY at
1-800-442-6861 or 1-708-620-5000; or send email to info@platinum.com.

PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY, INC., delivers the payoff on information technology
(IT) investments by providing tools that enable organizations to
efficiently manage next-generation computing solutions while leveraging
existing and legacy systems. The company provides application development,
business intelligence, database administration, data warehousing, and
systems management software solutions for the Open Enterprise Environment
(OEE )-- the networked computing environment that incorporates mainframe,
desktop, and open systems.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT INFO@PLATINUM.COM
 
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