OASIS MEMBER NEWS: Software AG Announces Tamino 2.1

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SOFTWARE AG SHIPS TAMINO VERSION 2.1

Award-winning Native XML Database
Enhanced for Even Better Performance


SAN RAMON, Calif. - July 10, 2000 - Software AG, Inc. has begun shipping
Tamino 2.1, a newly enhanced version if its native XML database.   The
upgraded offering provides many performance benefits, including improved
querying, dynamic XSL processing, support for read-only databases and
tighter
security.

Tamino 2.1 builds on the original version of Tamino, shipped November 1999,
which was awarded "Best Software" and "Best of COMDEX" at COMDEX Asia in
April 2000.

"With only a few months on the market, Tamino has gained tremendous industry
support as the world's first native XML information server," Dr. Helmut
Wilke, president and CEO, Software AG Inc., explained.  "Version 2.1 is
a performance powerhouse that will only further Software AG as the leading
XML contender."

	Upgrades in Tamino 2.1 include:

**A query language based on X Path, the new W3C standard and successor
to XQL, plus new filter technologies that help produce much more precise
results.  Finding individual elements of one or multiple XML documents
using queries is now much easier.

**Enhanced processing of dynamic XSL: users no longer need additional
applications
to convert XML documents to HTML or to display XML in a different format.


**Data access directly from read-only media, accommodating users who want
to prevent unauthorized modifications to their XML-format catalogs.  Data
can now be stored on a CD and then displayed on a different system rather
than having to be imported to a database before it can be displayed.

**Improved security mechanisms: users can now define authorizations for
XML documents down to element level, making it possible to grant access
rights for individual elements of a particular document.  As a result,
display formats and access rights for documents stored in Tamino can be
optimized to meet the specific needs of various users and user groups.


Availability and Pricing

Tamino 2.1 is available immediately for Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating
system.

"Offering our XML database on one of the leading Unix platforms opens up
huge market potential for Software AG," Wilke added.  "Sun's version of
Unix is among the most popular operating systems for servers worldwide."

Tamino 2.1 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 will ship during third quarter
2000, with versions for Linux and SCO Unixware 7 following later in the
year.  Prices for Tamino 2.1 start at $40,000 per processor for Sun Solaris
and $25,000 for the NT version.

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 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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