Colorado Springs, CO -- May 13,  2002 -- Via Systems, jBASE Software Inc., and @Better Results, Inc. are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Via Systems’ ViaDuct 2000, the industry leading terminal emulation and connectivity tool, for jBASE customers.  @Better Results has been named the exclusive North American distributor of ViaDuct 2000 for jBASE. 

The ViaDuct 2000 terminal emulation package offers many screen options and PC integration features to give users the windows-like features and connectivity they expect.  ViaDuct 2000's Windows Explorer-like interface allows users to drag and drop files and items from a MultiValue account into the Windows environment, and interchange data with popular PC file formats.  ViaDuct 2000 supports the major networking protocols, including TCP/IP, and offers over 40 terminal emulations along with the ability to create custom emulations.  Since its original release over 10 years ago, ViaDuct has become the emulator of choice for over 150,000 end-users.

Along with distribution responsibilities, @Better Results will be provide support for ViaDuct 2000 for jBASE throughout Norther America.   Jeff Jakus, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for @Better Results, says, “In addition to providing the support functions, Better Results will aggressively pursue new ViaDuct 2000 sales, support and installation opportunities throughout the entire North American jBASE database market.”

The President of Via Systems, Robert Catalano adds, “We are very excited about the addition of @Better Results to our team of software distribution experts.  With the addition of Viaduct for jBASE, Via now has all of the major players in our market covered, and is positioned to take advantage of the steady growth of jBASE.”

Dave Bryant, President of jBASE Software, Inc., says, “We’re always happy when a leading product is qualified to run with jBASE, and Viaduct enjoys a great demand with jBASE customers.  This was a cooperative effort that will benefit our users, as well as all three companies.” 

jBASE Software Inc., a member of the TEMENOS Group, offers a suite of database management products and development tools. jBASE, the flagship product, provides a multidimensional database, a development environment including a development language, and a middleware component allowing other mainstream and standards-based products to communicate with the jBASE products. The unique jEDI middleware enables access to other databases such as Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server. Microsoft Windows, all major Unix platforms including Linux, and IBM's e-Servers are supported.  Please visit the web site at www.jbase.com.

@ Better Results, Inc. has been in business since 1991 providing products and services to the MultiValue database community. Specializing in desktop integration and connectivity tools, system conversions, and application development tools, @B.R.I. has achieved a reputation for quality that is second to none.  Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, @ Better Results has Sales Offices in Marina del Rey, California; San Diego, California; and Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Via Systems is one of the most recognized names in the MultiValue industry. Established in 1978, today's products include the ViaDuct 2000 terminal emulation package; the WebWizard web development environment; the UniVision multivalue database; and the WinLink Windows integration toolkit.  Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, Via Systems was formed in 1981, and today is a subsidiary of Electronic Data Processing, PLC, a UK company publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange.  Via also has facilities in Brooklyn, NY.   Visit their web site at www.via.com.