OASIS MEMBER NEWS: SOFTWARE AG UNVEILS TIEMA FOR MICROSOFT'S HOST INTEGRATION SERVER 2000

["Laura Walker" <laura.walker@oasis-open.org>]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SOFTWARE AG UNVEILS TIEMA FOR MICROSOFT'S
HOST INTEGRATION SERVER 2000

Product Initiative Ties Windows to the Mainframe

SAN RAMON, Calif.  - June 19, 2000 -  Software AG has taken the wraps off
TIEMA, its newly-named IBM mainframe CICS adapter for Microsoft's Host
Integration Server 2000.  Specifically built to work with Microsoft's COM
Transaction Integrator (COMTI), TIEMA effectively ties mainframe transaction
systems to Windows.

TIEMA enables instant access to 3270 terminal-based CICS transactions from
Windows 2000- and Windows NT-based systems.  Eliminating the need for a
3270 terminal or terminal emulator, TIEMA provides a direct interface for
3270-based CICS transactions, making it easy and economical to integrate
new technologies with existing 3270-based applications.  IT users can still
access the applications from 3270 terminals or workstations, however,
allowing
for coexistence of the systems and phase-in of Web-enabled applications.

"Together, TIEMA and COMTI provide the first flexible way to integrate
existing CICS applications with the Windows-based application and
technologies,
all with the least possible change to existing business processes," Helmut
Wilke, president and CEO, Software AG, Inc, said.

The immediate benefit for Software AG and Microsoft customers is the ability
to "plug" terminal-oriented applications from mainframe platforms into
applications running on a Windows 2000-based or Windows NT server-based
operating system.  This enables users to combine the strengths of existing
mainframe applications with the huge business potential of new technologies.

TIEMA's other benefits include:

*Easy and low-risk way to integrate new Windows-based and Web technologies
with existing host investments, extending the life of these investments.

*Minimal mainframe configuration requirements compared to other
alternatives.

*Can use an application on the mainframe without the need to modify the
application.

*Much more robust interface to mainframe applications compared with
screen-scraping
solutions.

*Scalable to thousands of concurrent host sessions through request
multiplexing.


"With TIEMA, Software AG is really proving its expertise in enterprise
integration technology," Vesa Suomalainen, director of business development,
Microsoft HIS 2000, said. "Based on our needs for Host Integration Server
2000, we saw this partnership as a 'natural'."

Recently unveiled at Microsoft's Tech Ed 2000 in Orlando, Fla., the
TIEMA/COMTI
initiative received a highly positive response from key Windows developers;
more than eight out of ten representatives surveyed felt that the combined
technologies offer huge advantages for both current and future projects.


 "Gaining such strong support for TIEMA from the prestigious Tech Ed 2000
attendees is a real vote of confidence for the product and its future,"
noted Wilke.

Software AG's TIEMA will also be showcased at Microsoft's Tech Ed show
in Amsterdam, July 4 - 7, 2000.   The product will be available worldwide
in August 2000.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software
for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of
products and services designed to empower people through great software
- any time, any place and on any device.
For more information on Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/hostintserver.

About Software AG, Inc.
	Based in San Ramon, Calif., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Software AG, actively pursuing XML business in the U.S.  For more
information,
visit the company's Web site at http://www.softwareagusa.com, the TIEMA
Web site at http://www.tiema2000.com or call (925) 242-3700.
Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is Europe's largest system
software provider and a major global player offering leading edge technology
for data management and electronic business.  Since 1998 the company has
focused its development activities on XML products for the
business-to-business
market segment.  Software AG achieved sales revenue of more than $350
million
in 1999 and has more than 2,600 employees and representatives in more than
60 countries.  The company's distribution and technology partners include
market leaders such as IBM, Microsoft and SCO and innovative IT solutions
providers such as Extensibility, Softquad and InStranet.
Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of
renowned companies worldwide, including FedEx, Citibank, MCIWorldcom, Shell
Oil and Delta Airlines.

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