NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Dave Costello, DCI Media Relations
(508) 470-3870

Release Date: April 4, 1997

Wide Range of New Products, Services Highlight
DCI's Data Warehouse World in San Jose

Vendors to Make Announcements at Industry's Premier Event
Beginning Tuesday, April 8

Andover, MA -- Leading data warehousing exhibitors will be introducing new products or services at DCI's Data Warehouse World, April 8-10, 1997, at the San Jose Convention Center. DCI's Data Warehouse World is recognized as the industry's premier event, regularly attracting the most exhibitors and attendees. While many exhibitors are pre-promoting their products, many will unveil their newest products and services for the first time on the exhibition floor.

Exhibitors planning to make announcements at the show to date are:

Applied Technologies Group

Management Science Associates, Inc.

POSTALSOFT INC.

QualitativeMarketingSoftwareInc.

SAS Institute Inc.

Seagate Software

VMARK Software

Other major announcements are to be made live from the exposition floor next week.

Besides featuring over 100 of the top data warehousing companies, DCI's Data Warehouse World will offer more than 100 sessions -- including 75 new presentations -- showcasing 60 of the world's leading data warehousing authorities. In addition, user-story presentations from Fortune 500 firms such as Bank of America, Sears, MCI, and NationsBank will be presented.

Other show highlights will include a full-day forum on data mining moderated by Aaron Zornes, META Group Executive Vice President and Data Warehouse Conference Chairperson; and The Great Data Warehouse Debates, a never-before-seen event pitting industry experts against each other in a high-level discussion of three data warehousing topics: OLAP, Modeling, and Repository Strategies.

Members of the media interested in registering for the show should call Dave Costello at DCI Media Relations, (508) 470-3870. Editors wishing to register via e-mail can do so at dcostello@dciexpo.com. A brochure outlining all of the show details can be accessed on DCI's World Wide Web site at www.dciexpo.com/datawhse/.

A second DCI Data Warehouse World will be held in New York, July 29-31, 1997.

DCI's Data Warehouse World is also sponsored by META Group. DCI, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a world leader in high-technology education, trade shows and management consulting. META Group, Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is an independent market assessment company in information technology.