Growing into the new millennium Chip Casanave Data Access Worldwide Miami, Florida

Growing into the newmillennium

Chip CasanaveData Access Worldwide

Miami, Florida

Vision...

Open development solutionsfor a changing world

Data Access’ Profile

We are global company International subsidiaries Distribution

Global customers Business must be a worldwide concept Our products support business worldwide

Introducing...

New corporate identity

Common, global name to build awareness and recognition

Company entities remain the same New icon and graphics Launching as of today

Data Access is Growing

Sales are up Financial condition is strong New VDF6 & DataFlex WebApp products

Only beginning to contribute to revenues

Revenue Gains

1998 vs. 1997 up 37%

Q1-98 vs. Q1-99 Up 65%

1stQtr

2ndQtr

3rdQtr

4thQtr

1stQtr

1998 Facts and figures Global population: 6.0 Billion - 1.3%

growth Global web users increased to 154 Million

--55% growth 2.5 Million US Citizens paid taxes online

-- a 38% increase Internet hosts grew to 4.3 million -- 46%

growthSource: The Industry Standard

1998 Facts and figures Web Servers: 5,040,663 -- a 128%

increase New Web Site addresses: 621,000 a

137% increase Worldwide e-Commerce revenues $21.1

BILLION - up 154%

Source: The Industry Standard

Industry forecasts

Internet commerce applications 1998 - up 154% to $444 Million 1999 - up 280%to $1.7 Billion

International Data Corporation (IDC), Internet Commerce Software Applications Market Review and Forecast, 1998-2003.

Industry forecasts

Industry forecasts

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1998 2003

U.S. e-Commerce Goods Forecast

Business-to-Business

Business-to-Consumer

$Billio

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Source: Forrester Research

Check point Every metric of the internet is

demonstrating strong growth Market research forecasts acceleration of

growth trend

Trends and technologies

Low cost PC’s Thin clients Wireless Clients N-tier applications

Low cost PC’s Connects more people to internet Creates more on-line customers for e-

business Expand the market for application software

New users with new requirements Increases the demand for IT resources to

service and maintain “e-customers”

The changing client

Traditional keyboard & screen interface Connected people

Palmtops & handhelds Connected Devices

Kiosks, industrial machines Appliances, home automation Any HTTP device; Sun’s “Jini” technology

Thin Clients Web browsers Network computers Handhelds/palmtops Retail kiosks Java devices (the “smart Coke machine”) Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server Wireless - cell phones and more...

Thin Client Properties

Provide user interface and communications

Unpredictable configurations Server stores data and programs

No local disk for applications Application processing occurs on server

Wireless

The “thinnest client” Millions (and millions) of new clients Excellent technology support

Telecommunications Devices - cellular phones, PDA’s & HHC’s Software standards

Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP)

Wireless Data Subscribers

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Source: DataQuest, Inc - May ‘99

N-Tier Applications

Business Rules &Business Process

Objects

Presentation &User Interface

DBMS

Client

ApplicationServer

DatabaseAPI & Drivers

DataFlex OthersPervasive DB2 ODBC

Example...Device Client

DataFlexWebApp

Server

PC Client

Warehouse

Handheld(Wireless)

The Internet

Coke

CocaCola

DeliveryTruck(Wireless)

N-Tier ApplicationsCharMode

Business Rules &Business Process

Objects

DBMS

Clients

ApplicationServer

Database

API & Drivers

DataFlex OthersPervasive DB2 ODBC

NetDevic

e

Browser.

Win32

Our opportunity... All of these trends require new application

software and the tools to build it Web application servers and thin client

applications are “hot” growth markets DAC’s product suite (development tools,

WebApp server, connectivity) supports trend implementation

Open development solutionsfor a changing world

Introducing

Janne WassbergVisual Solutions AB

Stockholm, Sweden

DataFlex WebApp Server

Based on… Core DataFlex technology Internet standards

Open & collaborative with other Internet products and technologies

With DataFlex WebApp Server, we can all ride the internet wave!