Approach for Windows named Best Buy for 1993 by Corporate Computing, wins
Award of Distinction from BYTE Magazine.

Redwood City Calif., January 8, 1993 -- Approach for Windows receives
recognition as an exceptional product twice this month. The easy-to-use
relational database was the only database among the 50 products named Best
Buys for 1993 by Corporate Computing and also won the prestigious Award of
distinction from BYTE Magazine.

"Approach Software redefined the database tools category with its release
of Approach for Windows," said Corporate Computing. "Approach's
competitive advantage stems from the ease with which users can perform
most data entry and retrieval tasks."

According to BYTE Magazine, "Award of Distinction winner Approach for
Windows...helped fill a significant need for Windows database
managers...Approach for Windows brings ease of use to Windows database
management."

"We are delighted that both Corporate Computing and BYTE Magazine recognize
the value of, and the widespread need for, a very easy and accessible
database that does not sacrifice power or performance," said Kevin Harvey,
President of Approach Software Corporation.

Approach for Windows Background 

Approach for Windows is an end user database--designed to make managing and
reporting on information easy even for novices. Because of its
breakthrough ease of use, Approach for Windows appeared on bestseller
lists shortly after it shipped in March 1992. Easy, relational and very
fast, Approach for Windows is also 100% compatible with dBASE, Paradox,
FoxPro, oracle SQL, SQL Server and DB2. Approach has won a number OI
prestigious awards, including "Best Software" at COMDEX/Spring 1992 from
BYTE Magazine, "Technical Excellence, finalist" from PC Magazine in
November 1992 and the COMPUTE Choice Award for "Best Database Product in
1992" in December. Additionally, Approach was named "Best Value" for
Windows Databases by PC Computing in August 1992 and received a perfect
5.0 score in "Ease of Use" and "Performance" from PC Week Labs in November
1992.

Approach Software Corporation 

Approach Software Corporation was founded in 1990 with the objective of
making database power accessible to a broad range of business
professionals. Approach Software Corporation is headquartered in Redwood
City, California with European headquarters in Munich, Germany.

Approach Software, 311 Penobscot Dr, Redwood City, CA 94063
415-306-7890;   Fax: 415-368-5182

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