NEW YORK, June 23, 1992 -- Great Plains Software today expanded the
enterprise computing capabilities of its Great Plains Accounting with the
release of the Great Plains' NetWare SQL Connectivity Kit. The NetWare SQL
Connectivity Kit improves product flexibility and enhances data manage
capabilities by instantly linking accounting data residing in Great Plains
Accounting Version 6.1 with a variety of other NetWare SQL v.3.0 database
frontend applications.

This latest product further strengthens Great Plains Software's
client/server computing strategy by responding to corporate requests for
data access and connectivity among various databases running on NetWare
SQL. Great Plains Software introduced a client/server module for its
Macintosh version in 1991.

"As one of the earliest Btrieve developers of accounting software, we're
pleased to offer customers another tool that improves their ability to
make better business decisions by combining data stored in their
accounting system with data from other sources on the network," said Mitch
Ruud, Networking Product Marketing Manager at Great Plains Software.

Great Plains' NetWare SQL Connectivity Kit more fully exploits the
capabilities of Novell's Btrieve, the industry-standard file manager for
multi-user accounting systems by providing a client/server solution. The
NetWare SQL Connectivity Kit provides the data dictionaries that allow a
developer or customer to interpret the file structure of Great Plains
Accounting. Great Plains Accounting data can then be linked with a variety
of leading database front-end applications including LightShip, Forest &
Trees, ObjectVision and others. Access to accounting data -- the backbone
of any business -- in combination with other types of mission-critical
data gives the customer a fully-integrated business management tool.

NetWare SQL, Novell's relational data access system is a NetWare Loadable
Module (NLM) that allows users to share a common Btrieve database from
multiple desktop platforms and applications. Novell estimates that NetWare
Btrieve is a core server component on more than 1,000,000 installed copies
of the NetWare Operating System.

Two versions of the NetWare SQL Connectivity Kit are shipping for Version
6.1 of Great Plains Accounting: Read Only, $295 and Read/Write, $495.

The NetWare SQL Connectivity Kit is available from Great Plains Software's
network of 2500 authorized resellers and qualified installers throughout
North America.

Great Plains Software is a leading developer of accounting and business
management software for the leading personal-computer platforms: DOS,
Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX. Businesses of all sizes in more than 400
industry categories rely on Great Plains Accounting to manage their cash
and inventories, process payroll, and provide the financial information to
more successfully manage their business. Modules of Great Plains
Accounting, its flagship product, can be used individually or united to
form a fully integrated accounting system. Founded in 1981, Great Plains
Software is privately owned and employs more than 375 people throughout
North America.

Great Plains Software, 1701 Southwest 38th St, Fargo, ND 58103
701-281-0550

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