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FairCom® releases new version of c-tree Plus® V6.10

Columbia, MO — December 13 , 2000 — FairCom Corporation announced the latest release of the c-tree Plus File Handler V6.10. This new release of FairCom's database product offers several new features including a special FairCom Server side Software Development Kit (SDK), performance enhancements, communication and database encryption, as well as transaction processing enhancements.

Using FairCom's Server side SDK, developers can implement their own application specific code within FairCom's powerful database Server. FairCom customers have implemented customized database Servers for many application types. "Developers have used this functionality to perform application service provider (ASP) installations, special security/encryption features, intensive data calculations, custom sorts, and other unique functions." according to Randal Hoff, FairCom's Director of Business Development. "Further, with FairCom's impressive value proposition, this Server side SDK has been well received, especially in the web and embedded market segments where programmer control, a small footprint and attractive price often drive the database decision."

c-tree Plus V6.10 includes direct support for Apple's new Mac OS X operating system. FairCom Corporation has emphasized database portability for over twenty years, with full support for over 25 platforms included within each c-tree Plus package. New and enhanced platforms for V6.10 include: Solaris V7 and V8, HP UX 11, Lynx OS V3, NetBSD, Mac Linux, Sun Linux, Windows 2000 -- New Millennium Edition.

FairCom's unique solution to multi-threading, enhanced in V6.10 is beneficial for developer's working in multiple environments. c-tree Plus includes its own robust threading API that is truly cross platform and manages the underlying threading differences between operating systems. Therefore, by choosing to use the c-tree Plus threading API rather than using a specific operating system level threading API, FairCom automatically handles all the subtle issues of migrating multi-threading applications across platforms.

Other c-tree Plus enhancements include performance gains, communication encryption, stronger database Server administration and security, and dynamic data backups with no size limitation. The enhanced dynamic data backup makes it possible to backup files well beyond the file size limitation of the specific operating system by automatically linking segmented files together.

c-tree Plus V6.10 is priced at $895 with full source code, no royalties for stand-alone models, 28 free development Servers, and free development ODBC and native Seagate™ Crystal Report Drivers. In addition, a full featured ODBC Driver for stand-alone and Server applications is available in both 16 and 32 bit models, as well as the FairCom Driver SDK. Full support for over 25 platforms from Windows and Mac to Unix is included with each package.

FairCom created Access Manager for Digital Research in 1979 and released its first true application development tool, the original c-tree file handler, that same year. Today c-tree Plus is running in over 100 CPU/OS environments in more than 100 countries worldwide. FairCom technology embedded in software utilized by Federal Express, Computer Associates and Sharp Corporation. For more information, contact FairCom Corporation in the US at 573.445.6833; in Europe at +39. 035.773.464; Japan at +81.0592.29.7504; Brazil at +55.11.3872.9802, or see www.faircom.com.

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