PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS FIRST PHASE INTEGRATION OF APPLICATION
LIFECYCLE PRODUCTS; PROCESS CONTINUUM, OBJECTPRO AND PARADIGM PLUS EASE
OBJECT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL, MAY 7, 1996. . . At Object World East, PLATINUM
technology, inc. today announced that its object-oriented analysis and
design tool, Paradigm Plus, has been fully integrated with its application
construction tool, ObjectPro, and with the PLATINUM Process Continuum
(PPC), which supports quality software engineering and delivery. This
represents the first level of integration which was promised last
December.

Paradigm Plus enables developers to model and visualize business
requirements and system designs. ObjectPro is an object-oriented 4GL which
supports rapid application development. PLATINUM Process Continuum
provides automated support for project and process management. The
integration of these tools enables developers to rapidly transform
business requirements into quality, production software applications.

Paradigm Plus' Enterprise Component Modeling (ECM) methodology has been
incorporated into PPC to automate the phases, activities, and steps for
object-oriented application development. ECM supports all leading
object-oriented methods including Fusion, OMT, Booch and the newly
announced Unified Modeling Language. From Paradigm Plus, users can
graphically view the ECM methodology. From PPC, users can launch the
appropriate lifecycle tool, including Paradigm Plus and ObjectPro, to
perform any design or construction tasks prescribed in ECM. Models
generated in Paradigm Plus can automatically generate ObjectPro code.
Through its support for "round-trip" engineering, modifications made in
ObjectPro can automatically update the models in Paradigm Plus and vice
versa, ensuring models and code remain in-synch and that no data is lost
between environments.

"The breadth of integration between Paradigm Plus, ObjectPro, and PPC
combined exceeds that of any other solution," said Pete Chargin, director
of product integration for PLATINUM technology's Application Lifecycle
division. "The speed and quality of this effort clearly demonstrates
PLATINUM's ability to provide interoperability between its application
lifecycle products and offers a single point of contact for customer
support. We will continue to integrate point-products within our own
development labs and with other leading third-party products to provide
the most comprehensive application lifecycle solution."

OBJECTPRO

ObjectPro is a high-level language, graphical construction tool designed to
optimize object re-use. Its interactive application development
environment eases the difficulty often encountered by developers
implementing object technology. It saves time by providing an interpretive
run-time environment for seamless testing, debugging, and deploying of
applications, eliminating the time-consuming compile-link, compile-link
iteration scenario. ObjectPro further supports developer productivity and
flexibility by providing automatic generation of C or C++ code and OLE
support. It comes with built-in links to all major databases including
Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and any ODBC-compliant database. All versions of
Windows are currently supported.

PARADIGM PLUS

Paradigm Plus is an object-oriented analysis and design tool that supports
Enterprise Component Modeling. ECM is an iterative model-driven software
development strategy which supports the delivery of multi-tiered
enterprise-scaleable applications. Paradigm Plus provides seamless
integration between business process models and application software
models, resulting in quicker time to market.

Paradigm Plus generates code in C++, Ada, Smalltalk, PowerBuilder, Java,
and Forte , as well as RDBMS and ODBMS schema definitions. It supports
many popular 4GL development environments including PowerBuilder and Fort
. It also reverse engineers C++, Smalltalk, PowerBuilder and Fort code.
The combined forward and reverse engineering capabilities of Paradigm
Plus, without any loss of data, provides "round-trip" engineering which
enables iterative development. The tool's graphical environment fully
automates all leading object-oriented methods and notations, including the
recently announced Unified Modeling Language (UML).

A significant feature of Paradigm Plus is its ability to publish model
components to the Web as HTML documents where they can be viewed,
downloaded, and reused. In distributed computing environments, this
feature significantly speeds application delivery by allowing
geographically dispersed teams to rapidly access and visualize shared
software components.

PLATINUM PROCESS CONTINUUM

PLATINUM's Process Continuum (PPC) is an integrated process and project
management solution for IT organizations that provides users with a
flexible and open framework for improving the process and quality of an
enterprise's software delivery process. Product capabilities include:
customizable methodologies; time and resource tracking; process and
methods management; budget and cost analysis; planning and estimating;
project management; and experience management.

PARADIGM PLUS AND OBJECTPRO PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Paradigm Plus and ObjectPro are available now with a special introductory
bundled price of $5,600. ObjectPro supports Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and
Windows 95. Paradigm Plus 3.01 supports Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and
Solaris. Additional platforms, including SunOS, HP-UX, OS/2 Warp, Windows
95, and IRIX will be available in the second quarter of 1996.

PLATINUM Process Continuum is being demonstrated this week at Object World
East and will be available in the second quarter of 1996.

APPLICATION LIFECYCLE SOLUTIONS (ALS)

PLATINUM's Application Lifecycle Solutions (ALS) comprise the most
comprehensive and flexible set of tools for enterprise software
application development. ALS products address every stage of an
application's lifecycle - from project and process management, through
analysis and design, construction, testing, configuration and change
management, and maintenance. Consultancy services combine both technical
and industry expertise. Product and service offerings are designed to
yield maximum IT payoff on software development. PLATINUM's Application
Lifecycle Solutions are part of the company's POEMS architecture, along
with business intelligence, database management, data warehousing, and
systems management.

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
800-442-6861 708-620-5000
 
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