Contact: Edith H. Myers

Phone: 1-512-219-7270

Fax: 1-512-219-7110

AUSTIN, Texas – {4/16/99} Microsoft Corporation and CMP media has named Pragma Systems Inc. one of the year’s fastest growing ISV’s (independent software vendors) for Windows. Based on research conducted by Reality Research, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of CMP Media) and sponsored by Microsoft Corporation and Information Week, Pragma Systems Inc. joins other fast growth ISV’s in the first-ever "Winning on Windows ®" ranking of the top 75 fastest growing software companies for Windows. The "Winning on Windows" ranking was announced April 18th at a gala reception in Chicago at the Spring Comdex/Windows World Show".

Pragma’s success is primarily based on the software solutions that Pragma provides to its customers. InterAccess TelnetD Server is installed on thousands of Windows NT machines in companies throughout the world for remote systems access and administration. With InterAccess TelnetD Server, any user from any telnet client machine (Windows 95/98, Macintosh, UNIX, Mainframe, etc) can connect to the remote NT machine and run console/character applications as if they were running the applications on their local machine. Systems administrators can troubleshoot remote machines, shutdown/reboot, edit the registry, add/delete NT users and other administrative tasks without leaving their computer (even if that computer has a different operating system).

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Fastest Growing ISV’s

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Windows NT has become the platform of choice for most IT institutions worldwide. Systems management is a central piece of IT deployment. Today’s IT department in the internet age needs secure systems management before they can deploy a platform. "CIO and IT admin staff are demanding a proven technology like telnet for Windows NT platforms. Pragma’s telnet technology has been widely adopted by the industry," said Quamrul Islam, president of Pragma Systems Inc.

Pragma’s software offering includes the award winning InterAccess TelnetD Server for Windows NT, Pragma InterAccess telnet server for Windows 95/98, InterAccess Terminal Server for green terminal access, and InterAccess Companion console telnet client and character mode tools.

Pragma’s customer base includes customers from the largest banks, telecom vendors, computer manufacturers, the biggest retailers, government agencies and more.

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Pragma Systems Inc. EHM

13706 Research Blvd., Suite 301 04/16/99

Austin, TX 78750