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Cykic Software Incorporated * August 30, 1993 * For Immediate Release

          Cykic Software Unveils MultiBase 5.0 Online:
          A Complete Relational Database Environment
          for Online Services

        SAN DIEGO, CA-Cykic Software Inc. announces the release of
its MultiBase 5.0 tailored for operating within an integrated
online or BBS environment.

        MultiBase 5.0 Online was designed in cooperation with The
Business BBS of Los Angeles, CA and TeleGrafix of Huntington
Beach, CA. It combines all the powerful xBASE features of
MultiBase 5.0 with commercial online capabilities, and the
Graphical User Interface development and imaging capabilities of
the Remote Imaging Protocol (RIPscript) technology. Multibase 5.0
Online will be distributed exclusively in the United States and
Canada by The Business BBS.

        MultiBase 5.0 Online allows System Operators, System
Integrators, and VARS to build custom client applications which
combine powerful relational database capabilities with key
commercial online software, such as Document Management and
Retrieval.

        The MultiBase 5.0 Online environment includes a
comprehensive xBASE programming language. It supports and can
recompile the most popular relational database languages including
dBASE, Fox-BASE, Clipper Summer'87 and most DBXL, FoxPro and
Clipper 5.0 programs.

        The multi-user, client-server, multi-processor nature of
MultiBase 5.0 Online allows up to 32 users per MultiBase server.
Multiple servers are linked via LAN. Connections can be made to
MultiBase servers at different locations. Additional connectivity
and gateway features allow links to other distributed resources.

        MultiBase 5.0 Online's integration with commercial
bulletin board software provides easy access to a dispersed base
of users via modem, LAN, serial port, and X.25. All commercial
bulletin board software features are supported including
individual or distributed electronic mail aith attached files and
reports, fax-on-demand, libraries, gateways, and more. The host
BBS connects to MultiBase via serial port.

        With integrated RIPscript technology, application
developers can quickly build custom Graphical User Interfaces and
incorporate an ever expanding range of image and multi-media
features. The entire application can have a consistent look and
feel, so end users can easily navigate.

        Cykic Software has been a leading developer of xBASE
products since 1988. Its international client base includes
companies such as GE/Martin Marietta, John Deere, ModernFold and
TIAC. MultiBase 5.0 Online is available September, 1993.

        The Business BBS has been an innovator in integrated
online systems since 1988. It recently expanded its international
online services market presence in the Pacific Rim through a
partnership with Leveraged Technologies Pty. Ltd., the Star
Systems Group, of Brisbane, Australia.


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