4D Support for American Film Institute's Award Show Deemed Resounding Success

-- Implementation of 4D Key to Organization of the 2002 AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony Honoring Actor Tom Hanks --

August 1, 2002. San Jose, CA.

San Jose, CA., August 1, 2002 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the successful use of 4D for organizing the prestigious 2002 American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award ceremony. AFI's 4D-based solution for managing guest invitations, seating and layout represents the first time logistics planning and reporting were managed in-house at AFI and determined pivotal to increased control at a lower cost.

4D provided AFI with control over its own data with versatility and ease of use, and proved indispensable to the success of many AFI special events, including the 2002 AFI Life Achievement Award. Prior to using 4D, the planning and reporting of such large events were out-sourced. Now, AFI uses 4D to keep track of guests and seating, and to generate reports. The Special Events module in the solution even gave AFI control over the theatre's entire layout so, in the planning stages, guests could be moved around with a simple drag-and-drop.

"4D's power and flexibility makes it easy to develop and deploy complex custom solutions such as the AFI event management system," explained Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "We're delighted the AFI has successfully used 4D to manage so much of its organization's logistics, from donor and fund-raising activities to award ceremonies. 4D's ability to manage the logistics of a ceremony as renowned and complex as the 2002 AFI Life Achievement Awards is not only an honor, but a testament to the scope of possibilities which lie within 4D as a professional tool for creating truly powerful solutions."

Evaluation of the 4D solution's success follows the world-renowned AFI Life Achievement Award, honoring Tom Hanks, which took place on June 12, 2002 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre and was later televised on the USA Network. Familiar with using 4D as a data management tool for six years, AFI expanded its use of 4D to create a powerful system for organizing the logistics of crucial special events including the Life Achievement Award and a host of other events. AFI's 4D program was developed by Michael Leigh and Michael Stubbs of Ultimac.

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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/.