From: TOWN.CRIER@MD-B.Prime.COM (Roland Kittredge - Marketing 508-620-2800 x4666)
Subject: VMARK/COMPUTERVISION
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:20:12 GMT


                                          Contact:  VMARK Software, Inc.
                                                    Paula Levis Suita
                                                    (508) 879-3311

                                                    Computervision Corp.
                                                    Mindy Kohl
                                                    (508) 620-2800 X4887


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


           VMARK SOFTWARE AND COMPUTERVISION SIGN LETTER OF INTENT
VMARK to purchase PI/open; Computervision to be worldwide support provider
                        for PI/open and uniVerse


        FRAMINGHAM, MASS., Sept. 8, 1992 -- VMark Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:
VMRK) and Computervision Corp. (NYSE:CVN) today announced that they have
signed a letter of intent under which VMARK will purchase Computervision's
PI/open software, a UNIX-based database management and application
development product, and related software products.  The proposed
agreement also would establish a strategic alliance whereby Computervision
will resell VMARK products, and its Service Business Unit will provide
worldwide support for PI/open and VMARK's uniVerse products.  The proposed
agreement will have an initial term of 5 years.

        PI/open is object-code compatible with Prime INFORMATION software
which is installed on an estimated 6,000 Prime 50 Series minicomputers.
It provides a migration path for customers with Prime INFORMATION-based
applications to major UNIX systems without conversion.  It also offers
such features as SQL and PC connectivity.

        "With this agreement, VMARK is strengthening its product offering,
preserving the investments of Prime INFORMATION customers, and providing a
more comprehensive worldwide customer service infrastructure," said James
J. Capeless, VMARK president and chief executive officer.  "PI/open is a
complementary offering for high-end and MIS customers, whereas VMARK's
uniVerse product is currently sold primarily through value-added
resellers. We will continue developing PI/open, will follow the existing
product plan, and are committed to maintaining product compatibility with
50 Series Prime INFORMATION.  We also plan to offer a variety of our
associated tools and capabilities for both PI/open and uniVerse over a
period of time."

        "This alliance brings the benefits of a professional worldwide
service organization to VMARK customers including seven-day a week,
24-hour per day coverage worldwide," Capeless added.  Computervision's
Service Business Unit currently provides services and support to more than
10,000 customers from 300 locations worldwide.

        "We recognize the strategic value of PI/open to our customers and
are confident that this agreement with VMARK will ensure its successful
continuation," said Kathleen A. Cote, President and General Manager of
Computervision's Service Business Unit.  "The combination of VMARK's
market and technology leadership, combined with Computervision's
industry-leading software support capabilities, gives our Prime
INFORMATION customers an ideal open systems solution."

          "This move is particularly important because it reinforces our
commitment to provide our 50 Series Prime INFORMATION customers with the
same high-quality, round-the-clock support that they have been receiving
from us for the past 20 years," added Jason Silvia, Vice President of
Sales for Computervision's Service Business Unit.  "It assures them of
having that critical migration path to UNIX technology and gives them the
added convenience of one-stop shopping for all their product and support
needs."

        Other terms of the letter of intent were not disclosed.  The
various arrangements covered are subject to completion of definitive
agreements.  The parties expect to finalize these agreements within 30
days.

        VMARK Software, Inc., with its headquarters location in
Framingham, Mass., develops, markets and supports software for the
development and execution of commercial applications for the
UNIX operating system.  The company's principal product, uniVerse, permits
existing business applications originally developed on vendor-proprietary
systems, to operate on more cost-effective, state-of-the-art UNIX-based
open systems.  UniVerse includes a business-oriented database, an
application development language, and programming support tools that allow
users to develop robust applications and manipulate complex information
easily and quickly.  VMARK products are distributed throughout the world
by a wide variety of vertical-solution suppliers, systems integrators and
hardware manufacturers.

        Computervision's Service Business Unit, headquartered in
Framingham, Mass., with annual revenues exceeding $600 million, is ranked
as one of the world's top 20 service companies according to
Ledgeway/Dataquest.  They provide a wide array of systems, applications,
networking, and other value-added products and services to customers in
single- and multi-vendor computing environments.  A leading open systems
service supplier, Computervision's Service Business Unit also offers a
comprehensive set of conversion/migration programs for users moving to
UNIX technology.  Computervision Corporation, with annual sales of $1.2
billion, is the world's leading supplier of workstation- based CAD/CAM
software and related services



uniVerse is a trademark of VMARK Software, Inc.
UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories, Inc.
Computervision is a registered trademark of Computervision R & D, Inc., a
subsidiary of Computervision Corporation
PI/open and Prime INFORMATION are trademarks of Computervision Corporation
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