EXPERSOFT UNVEILS FIRST "NT-CENTRIC" DISTRIBUTED OBJECT MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENT

SAN DIEGO, CALIF., APRIL 2, 1996 -- Expersoft Corporation today announced a
new version of its PowerBroker Extended C++ distributed object management
environment developed especially for Windows NT and Windows 95. The new
version, PowerBroker Extended C++ for Windows Programmers, provides the
world's first complete distributed object computing solution for Visual
C++ 4.0 and Windows NT 3.5.

PowerBroker Extended C++ for Windows Programmers is a distributed
management environment, which makes a network appear as one unified
computing resource by taking care of such complex programming tasks as
network programming, network communication protocols and differences in
machine architectures. PowerBroker contains a pre-processor, class
libraries, and management tools which allow C++ programmers to naturally
distribute their code through extensions to C++. The pre-processor parses
user-written C++ class specifications and generates code to distribute
those classes transparently.

"End users don't want to have both a UNIX box and a PC on their desk, "
said Nelson Carbonell, president of Alta Software, Inc. (Reston,
Virginia)--a long-time PowerBroker Extended C++ developer. "Expersoft has
delivered a fully integrated environment in which the front-end interface
and back-end distributed objects all run under NT."

"This is the first distributed environment that doesn't force Visual C++
developers to sort through UNIX code to figure out how it works in their
environment," said Rick Berzle, Expersoft vice president of marketing.
"From the management tools to the services to the documentation
itself--everything about this package has been built with the NT platform
in mind."

PowerBroker Extended C++ for Windows Programmers makes use of NT Services,
rather than daemons normally associated with UNIX environments. As a
result, PowerBroker acts as a well-behaved object request broker- - so
that, after initial configuration, the distributed services are setup
automatically upon machine power up.

The package also contains all new documentation written specifically with
the Visual C++ programmer in mind. All code examples include a Windows NT
graphical user interface, written using the Microsoft Foundation Classes
(MFCs).

Production systems, not just prototypes

PowerBroker Extended C++ support for distributed objects goes well beyond
the simple capabilities offered by the current beta version of Microsoft
NT and its Enterprise OLE technology. By offering robust object services
and management tools, PowerBroker enables developers to create not just
working prototypes, but production-level distributed object applications.
Alta Software, for example, has employed PowerBroker Extended C++ to build
engineering design systems for currency and bond trading, video on demand,
supply chain management, and distribution planning.

"A big advantage with Extended C++ is that you don't need to master a
separate programming language or environment," Carbonell said. "Just learn
some very straightforward extensions to the C++ language, and you are
building distributed applications. PowerBroker also allows us to define
things like load balancing and scaling at runtime for the distributed
object system--which is critical for building these applications."

Expersoft products enable a new breed of distributed, event-driven
applications within several important industry sectors. These applications
include financial trading, telecommunications network management,
electronic commerce/online banking, transportation management including
traffic control, fleet optimization, planning and scheduling, and
manufacturing process control.

Expersoft technology plays a key role in the major applications of several
important classes of users. These include financial institutions like
Goldman Sachs, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the National Bank of
Australia; systems integrators like Technology Resource Connection, Fusion
Systems Group, KPMG, Genesis Development Corporation and Alta Software;
telecommunications companies like Sprint, US West, British Telecom, and
TV/COM; manufacturers like Lockheed-Martin, Royal Dutch Shell, Raytheon,
and Universal Oil Products; and government agencies like the ARPA
Technology Re-investment Program and the NIST Advanced Technology Program,
as well as other customers including Andersen Consulting and Intuit
Services Corporation.

Price and availability

PowerBroker Extended C++ for Windows Programmers is in beta now and will be
generally available in Q2 `96. Developer licenses may be purchased
starting at $3,500. For more information, contact Expersoft Corporation at
1-800-366-3054 or send e-mail to PowerBroker@expersoft.com. Or, download
information from our Web site at www.expersoft.com.

Established in 1989, Expersoft develops and markets PowerBroker, a
distributed object management environment comprising the standards- based
PowerBroker ORB, object services and a suite of object management tools.
PowerBroker is available directly from Expersoft, as well as through
systems integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment
manufacturers around the world. The company is headquartered in San Diego
and has offices throughout North America and Europe.
 
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