4D Enhances Product Line with New Oracle Connectivity

Speed, Stability, OS X Support Included with a Revamped Framework

San Jose, CA, March 8, 2004 - 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment, 4D Business Kit and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, announced today the immediate release of 4D for OCI 2003.3, a major upgrade to 4D for OCI. The new release provides a Mac OS X version of 4D for OCI, and an update to 4D for OCI for Windows now with enhanced performance and support for Oracle 10. Included with the release is an enhanced Framework that makes building 4th Dimension-based applications that work with Oracle even easier. 4D for OCI is available today from <http://www.4d.com/products/downloads_4d.html>.

“This new release adds power and ease of development,” says Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. “The ability to access ORACLE servers from both Mac OS X and Windows platforms provides developers with the power and ease to develop cross-platform enterprise applications.”

4D for OCI is a 4D plug-in that allows 4D applications to communicate with ORACLE® servers using the comprehensive Oracle Call Interface, or OCI. By allowing a completely native access to ORACLE servers, 4D for OCI offers speed and flexibility in the communication between the 4D application and the ORACLE database.

4D for OCI equips 4D developers with a powerful tool for delivering open solutions in the enterprise. The exact combination of the GUI-rich, multi-tasking 4D environment to enterprise ORACLE servers affords a unique distinctive advantage for 4D developers.

Pricing and Availability

4D for OCI runs on Windows 98/NT/2000/XP and Mac OS X. 4D for OCI is available today directly from 4D Store <http://store.4d.com>. Pricing begins at $199.

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About 4D, Inc.

Located in San Jose, California, 4D Inc. is the U.S. distributor of 4th Dimension (4D), 4D Business Kit, and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite. 4D is an award-winning, tightly integrated suite of Windows and Mac OS, Web-embedded development tools for business solutions. 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V is a fast, secure and extensible server suite for Mac OS X, best known for easy administration. 4D, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D SA.

Further information can be found at http://www.4D.com/.