FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUBJECT:

FairCom® releases new version of c-tree® Server with huge file support and segmented data and index files

Contact:

Tamra Brown, Grant Robbennolt

FairCom Corporation (573) 445-6833

Columbia, MO — April 2, 2001 — FairCom Corporation announced the latest release of FairCom's database server, the c-tree Server V7.10. This new release of FairCom's database server product offers what FairCom terms "huge file support" which allows data and index files to support up to 18,000,000 terabytes. This file support allows writing to a file's offset beyond the extent of a four byte pointer (32 bit integer), which is limited to 4 gigabytes. A growing number of operating systems, including Windows 2000 and many Unix systems, now support 64 bit file I/O.

"FairCom now offers developers a great advantage by supporting individual file sizes up to 18 exabytes (18 million terabytes)," explains Randal Hoff, FairCom's Director of Business Development. "This ability to store vast amounts of data in a single file is made possible by 64-bit CPU architecture, providing us with true 64-bit addressing logic that is used by Windows 2000, Solaris, HP UX, AIX and Tru64 systems. Further, because we can store literally any type of data and because 64 bit hardware offers significant speed advantages, FairCom's technology is ideal for any type of imaging, video or audio storage," Hoff added.

If the underlying operating system does not support 64 bit integers, FairCom offers a concept of segmented files. Segmented files permit a logical file to be transparently spread across two or more physical files. Each physical file may itself be up to 4 GB. The segment definitions can be changed dynamically, allowing files to grow as necessary. Segmented files may also be used in situations where the total size of the file exceeds the capacity of the individual physical storage device. This file segment logic allows a data or index file to span multiple physical files and/or disk drives. The segment definition for a file can be changed dynamically without locking the file. "We've also added the ability to designate large file extension sizes as well as a separate specification for the size of the file's first extension," Hoff says. "This is particularly attractive for those applications like ASP and web development, medical devices, enterprise level software and point-of-sale systems."

Additionally, this release includes FairCom's Server SDK, which allows customers to further expand the benefits of the client/server model by moving application-specific logic to the c-tree Server. This results in reduced network traffic by allowing the Server to perform data intensive operations directly on the same host computer where the data resides. Customers have used this functionality to implement extensive ASP systems, data calculations, custom sorts, and implement special security/encryption needs. The release of the Server SDK follows FairCom's commitment to putting control in the hands of the developer, according to Hoff.

This new release also provides direct support for HP UX 11, Apple's Mac OS X, Solaris V7 and V8, Lynx OS V3, NetBSD, Linux, and Windows ME, in addition to the 25+ platforms already supported.

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 is 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 +81.59.229.7504; Brazil at +55.11.3872.9802, or see www.faircom.com/hugefile.

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