Solomon Software Extends Industry Standards; Embeds Crystal Reports In
Solomon IV (SQL Server Edition)

Industry-Standard Report Writer To Be Integrated With Solomon IV

FINDLAY, OHIO (April 12, 1996) - Solomon Software today launched an
unprecedented move toward accounting technology standards by announcing it
will embed Crystal Reports, the industry-standard SQL report writer, in
every System Manager module of its award-winning Solomon IV for Windows
accounting software. Independent research in the accounting market
indicates a significant client preference for Crystal Reports' features
and functionality in the mission-critical task of financial and accounting
report writing.

"Solomon Software has taken the leadership position once again by being one
of the first middle-market client/server accounting software vendors to
embed Crystal Reports in its SQL-based accounting products," said Gary
Harpst, President of Solomon Software. "By offering Crystal as an integral
component of Solomon, we're offering enterprises an easy-to-use reporting
tool for client/server financial computing," said Harpst.

"This announcement is consistent with our product design objective, which
is to incorporate `best of breed, industry-standard, non-proprietary'
technologies into our Solomon IV product line to meet the needs of our
customers," said Pat Fitzhenry, vice president of independent developer
programs at Solomon Software. "We intend to lead the accounting software
market in terms of industry-standard `technology adoption', and this newly
announced relationship with Crystal is an excellent example," said
Fitzhenry. The agreement enables Solomon Software to embed Crystal Reports
- at no extra charge - with every Solomon IV System Manager module.

SOLOMON IV EMBEDS BEST-OF-BREED INDUSTRY-STANDARD TOOLS

"Solomon Software is well-recognized for its commitment to industry-
standard technology and open architecture," said Greg Kerfoot, president
of Crystal, a Seagate software company. "We are very pleased that Solomon
Software has selected Crystal as their report writer of choice for their
SQL Server Edition. The use of Crystal Reports across all Solomon IV
platforms brings a flexible and comprehensive reporting solution to
accounting departments in companies of all sizes and complexities."

ABOUT CRYSTAL REPORTS AND CRYSTAL INFO

Crystal Reports 4.5 is optimized for SQL data access and reporting,
drill-down reports and heterogeneous cross-database reporting. Crystal
Reports Professional 4.5 has a built-in graphics engine with twelve
graphic styles, a 32-bit OLE Control and Report Engine, plus an easy-
to-use "tab" interface and long filename support. Crystal Info is
Crystal's comprehensive 3-tier client/server reporting system building on
the power of Crystal Reports to provide automatic sharing of report
information for business users. Crystal info will be offered as an
optional add-on product to Solomon IV clients.

AVAILABILITY AND PRICING

A special version of Crystal Reports 4.5 will be embedded in the Solomon IV
System Manager module beginning with Release 2.1, the SQL Server Edition
of Solomon IV, expected to be released late May, 1996. For the convenience
of existing Solomon IV client sites, a conversion utility will be made
available - at no charge - shortly after the release of Solomon IV Release
2.1, enabling users to easily convert their existing Solomon IV report
formats to the Crystal Reports format The System Manager for Solomon IV
(SQL Server Edition) is priced from $7,595 for 6 users, to $24,995 for
unlimited users.

Established in 1984, Crystal, a Seagate Software Company, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc. Crystal shipped the first report
writer for the Windows operating system in 1992. Crystal Reports is the
No. 1 award winning reporting tool with over 2 million units shipped, and
is bundled with over 110 shrink wrapped products. Crystal's product line
includes Crystal Reports Standard, Crystal Reports Professional, Crystal
BackOffice Reports CD, and Crystal Info. To find out more about Crystal's
line of products visit Crystals Web Page at http:
//www.seagate.com/software/crystal/ or contact at 4th Floor, 1095 West
Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2M6, 1-800/877-2340. Facts-On-Demand
604-681-3450
 
 =========================================================
 From the 'New Product News' Electronic News Service on...
 AOL (Keyword = New Products) and Delphi (GO COMP PROD)
 =========================================================
 This information was processed from data provided by the
 company/author mentioned. For additional details, please
 contact them directly at the address/phone# indicated.
 Trademarks are the property of their respective owners!
 =========================================================
 All submissions for this service should be addressed to:
 BAKER ENTERPRISES,  20 Ferro Dr,  Sewell, NJ  08080  USA
 Email:   rbakerpc@aol.com   --or--   rbakerpc@delphi.com
 =========================================================
