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                                              Digital Equipment Corporation
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     	 Database Product Group
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         DIGITAL DELIVERS TOOLS, SERVICES FOR A COMPLETE

         OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- July 21, 1992 -- At the Object World 
'92 tradeshow today, Digital Equipment Corporation announced both 
enhancements to established products and new services to deliver 
a complete object-oriented (OO) software development environment.  
Highlighted in the announcement were DECdesign Version 2.0, which 
includes support for new design techniques that integrate this 
graphical design and analysis tool into the OO environment; DEC 
Object/DB Version 1.0, Digital's version of the popular 
Objectivity/DB database; plans for new capabilities in Digital's 
implementation of the C++ language; and programs to assist 
companies and third-parties in evaluating and developing OO 
solutions. 
     "Many of our large customers spend up to 90% of their MIS 
budgets fixing and maintaining aging applications.  Using 
advanced CASE tools has only helped them become more efficient at 
doing what they know is the wrong thing," said David L. Stone, 
vice president of Software Engineering at Digital. "OO technology 
is the breakthrough these customers have been pushing for. With 
this announcement, Digital is taking a decisive step to help 
companies exact the maximum return from this revolutionary 
approach to solving real business problems."
     "Digital's unique strength in the OO area is our 
comprehensive approach," added Liz Cobo, manager of the Object-
Oriented Technologies Program Office. "Customers can use the 
products announced today, combined with other products in 
Digital's COHESION software development environment, to implement 
object-based solutions to specific problems.  They can also use 
this technology to make their legacy applications more useful.  
But we expect to see the full potential of OO realized with the 
OO infrastructure we are currently defining--an infrastructure 
that will enable companies to use this approach to model their 
information resources across the entire enterprise." 
     Integration of OO tools with the rest of the COHESION 
environment is a key factor in the products announced today. A 
typical scenario includes a developer on an ULTRIX platform 
designing and analyzing a problem using an OO technique supported 
by the DECdesign tool.  DECdesign software in turn generates C++ 
code based on the design. Using a DEC C++ compiler, the developer 
can compile the code, and debug and test it using the DEC FUSE
tools.  The objects that are generated can be stored with the DEC 
Object/DB database.  This complete OO development environment 
enables developers to use a single set of tools to continue their 
traditional work while they begin OO development. 

New capabilities announced today include:

     o  DECdesign Version 2.0.  A graphical analysis and design 
        tool, DECdesign can shorten the development cycle by 
        helping developers create, organize, and revise 
        integrated process and data models.  

     	New features in Version 2 include support for a new 
        platform, RISC ULTRIX; support for a Ptech object-
     	oriented technique that is integrated with the Ptech C++ 
        code generator, which produces code that can be compiled 
        by the DEC C++ compiler; support for a Coad/Yourdon 
        technique which generates C++ class libraries; and 
        enhanced data modeling support for the Yourdon, Gane & 
        Sarson, and Merise techniques.

        DECdesign Version 2.0 is available immediately with 
        shipments beginning late summer.  The DECdesign software 
        is priced by functionality module to enable customers to 
        purchase only the capabilities they need.  Prices begin 
        at $8,850 for the base platform with one OO technique and 
        $14,750 for all three Ptech modules (technique, platform, 
     	and code generator).  Pricing is also available for 
        Digital's traditional license types.  (See DECdesign 
        Version 2.0 Fact Sheet for additional information.) 

     o  DEC Object/DB Version 1.0.  A high-performance database 
        management system based on Objectivity/DB, DEC combines 
        traditional database management benefits with the power 
        of the object data model.  It is ideally suited for a 
        variety of engineering and technical applications that 
        focus on complex data and relationships.  By using this 
        model, applications such as large schedule and routing 
        systems, CASE design tools, molecular modeling, and 
        publishing systems, are easier to develop, enhance, and 
        maintain.  The database is integrated with DEC C++.  DEC 
        Object/DB will be available in September, 1992, and is 
        priced beginning at $200 for a runtime license.  (See DEC 
        Object/DB V1.0 Fact Sheet for additional information.)

     o  Object Database Assessment Team.  This unique program has 
        been instituted by Digital to assist customers in 
        determining whether an object database or traditional 
        approach is appropriate for any given application.  Loan 
        of products, technical support, and object-oriented 
        adoption assistance are available.

     o  Expansion of the Rdb Solutions Vendor Program (RSVP) to 
        include object oriented tools, applications, and 
        services.  Currently, RSVP has partnerships with over 400 
        companies providing applications and services for 
        Digital's Rdb/OpenVMS database and related tools.  The 
        program offers loan of products for DEC C++ software and 
        DEC Object V1.0 as well as appropriate support mechanisms 
        to qualifying third parties.

     o  Plans for next release of DEC C++ for UNIX-based systems.  
        When announced later this year, the product will add 
        support for DEC OSF/1, as well as all strategic Digital 
        platforms, including OpenVMS and ULTRIX.  The next 
        release will also provide support for C++ exception 
        handling, a name demangler, and support for shared 
        libraries on DEC OSF/1.

     Commenting on the new database, Lydia Bennett, Digital's 
strategic marketing manager for Emerging Technologies, "This new 
phase of the Digital/Objectivity relationship is in response to 
customers moving to implement object models.  Development of 
specialized services and support for DEC Object/DB will ensure a 
high rate of success for business enterprises demanding a 
competitive technological edge through object solutions." 
     On the show floor, Digital also showcased DEC ACA Services, 
which is the first commercially available systems integration 
software to conform to the Object Management Group's (OMG) Common 
Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specification.  DEC 
ACA Services is currently available on VAX OpenVMS, ULTRIX, 
Windows and Sun platforms and TCP/IP and DECnet network 
transports, with additional platforms planned in the future. 
     Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, 
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked 
computer systems, software and services.  Digital pioneered and 
leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor 
computing.  Digital and its partners deliver the power to use the 
best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center - in open 
information environments.
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Note to Editors:  The Digital logo, DEC, DEC C++, DECdesign, DEC 
                  FUSE, DECnet, OpenVMS, Rdb, ULTRIX, and VAX are 
                  trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

                  Objectivity and Objectivity/DB are registered 
                  trademarks of Objectivity, Inc.

                  OSF/1 is a registered trademark of Open 
                  Software Foundation, Inc.

                  Ptech is a trademark of Associative Design 
                  Technology, Inc.

                  Sun is a registered trademark of Sun 
                  Microsystems, Inc.

                  UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System 
                  Laboratories, Inc.

                  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft 
                  Corporation.

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