Yahoo! And eBay to present at 4D Summit Conference in San Francisco

4D Summit to be held October 11-14

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2005 – Yahoo! Inc. and eBay Inc. will help 4D Inc. celebrate its 21st birthday by sending corporate representatives to lead seminars at the annual 4D Summit developer’s conference. It will be held in 4D’s beautiful backyard – San Francisco – Oct. 11-14.

The 4D Summit is the nerve center for the 4D developer community, which consists of more than 10,000 third party solution providers whose businesses revolve around customizing 4D database software to resell to their clients in niche industries. For nearly 15 years, the 4D community has used the Summit as a sort of Town Square for its developers to learn, network and form new alliances.

"It’s very encouraging to hear and see the enthusiasm build toward the Summit," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO. "This year, they are excited to learn ways to harness the strength of 4th Dimension 2004 and take their solutions to the next level."

In honor of 4D’s spring release of the eBay selling tool MarketBlast, a unique set of seminars this year will focus on how 4D developers can cater to small and medium-sized businesses in the ever-expanding area of e-commerce. Seminars in that area will be led by Adam Trachtenberg of eBay Inc. and Dan Theurer, the technical evangelist of Yahoo! Inc.

The three day conference will also include sessions on: RFID, Web Services, XML, harnessing Open Source, and Apple’s Spotlight among many others. In addition, 4D’s third party community will be there in force and are promising some exciting new announcments.

Attendees will learn many time-saving techniques, get sneak previews of future 4D products, and meet other developers from more than 20 nations.

The 4D Summit will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, facing the heart of San Francisco’s historic Union Square.

Conference registration costs $875 for 4D Partners and $975 for nonpartners. Registration can be done online at http://www.4d.com/summit or by calling
1-800-785-3303.

About 4D, Inc.

4D, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a leading maker of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications. 4D, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D, SA, which has distribution channels in more than 50 countries. For more information, 4D, Inc. can be reached at (408) 557-4600, or on the Internet at http://www.4D.com. For press inquiries, contact Kevin Ferguson, 4D, Inc., Marketing Specialist, at (408) 557-4674, or via email at kferguson@4d.com.