Pure Software Ships PurePerformix/Web for Improving the Performance and
Scalability of Intranet Applications

Load Testing For Mission-Critical Web-Based Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 15,1996 -- Pure Software, Inc. today announced
shipment of PurePerformix/Web, an automated software quality tool for load
testing multi-user Web applications. PurePerformix/Web emulates large
numbers of Intranet users to ensure the quality, performance and
scalability of Web-based client/server applications. With
PurePerformix/Web, Pure Software's best-of-breed load testing products
provide an accurate and efficient way to load test simultaneously database
applications that use a mix of platforms including the Web.

PurePerformix/Web removes some of the primary barriers facing organizations
deploying mission-critical Web-based applications today. Performance,
scalability, response time and throughput have always been requirements of
mission-critical applications regardless of platform. Many organizations
are inhibited by the inability to predict how Web applications will behave
in a real-world setting. PurePerformix/Web removes these concerns by
providing an accurate picture of how applications will respond under the
demands now created by Web users.

"As the Web takes off, more companies will want to leverage it for
deploying mission-critical applications. Load testing is the critical
element to this evolution," said Jeff Straathof, business unit manager of
Pure Software's load testing products. "We're glad to offer a
comprehensive solution for load testing mission-critical applications that
incorporate the Web. PurePerformix/Web complements our load testing
solution and enables customers to emulate accurately their client/server
application workload on a variety of client platforms all from one control
machine."

PurePerformix/Web captures and replays the activities of Intranet users,
allowing developers and quality assurance professionals to measure the
performance of a Web application as the number of users increases.
PurePerformix/Web differs from pre-packaged Web server benchmarks because
it is able to simulate accurately the typical workload on a Web
application. The product emulates a group of users representing any mix of
activities and network speeds, making it ideal for testing
transaction-intensive Web applications.

PurePerformix/Web comprehensively load tests any and all Web applications,
including those that employ Java, and works with all Web servers and
Internet browsers. Typical uses of PurePerformix/Web include:

* Refining and tuning a Web application during development;
* Demonstrating the performance of an existing Web application;
* Determining the maximum number of simultaneous hits a Web
  application can withstand (sometimes called stress testing); and
* Determining the optimal configuration of Web servers for
  a particular application.

PurePerformix/Web also is available as an add-on product for existing
customers of PurePerformix/CS, the industry-standard client/server load
testing product. The PurePerformix load testing product line enables
synchronized testing of mixed-platform applications that may incorporate
Web, client/server, X-Window and/or character-based components.

Pure Software, with more than 4,000 corporate customers, is the world
leader in Automated Software Quality (ASQ) tools that improve the
reliability, scalability and performance of Windows, UNIX and Web
applications. Pure Software is the only ASQ company that addresses the
entire software lifecycle of development, testing and deployment. Based in
Sunnyvale, California, Pure Software posted revenues of $44 million for
1995, a 100 percent increase over 1994 revenues. The company's shares are
traded under Nasdaq: PRSW. More information on Pure Software is available
on the Internet at: www.pure.com.

Pure Software Inc. 1309 South Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94087 USA
 
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