Backsoft Announces Partnership with In-Q-My Technologies

Partnership Formed to Allow SAP Customers to Experience Increased Productivity and Performance in their e-Business Application Development Efforts

San Francisco, California – August 6, 2001 – Backsoft Corporation, a global provider of e-Business software, today announced a partnership with In-Q-My® Technologies GmbH., a fully owned subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP). Combined, the companies will deliver a more fully integrated suite of tools for customers to develop and manage their e-Business applications.

In-Q-My Application Server is a highly modular and extensible server platform designed to fully support Java 2, Enterprise Edition™ (J2EE™) standards from Sun Microsystems (NYSE: SUNW). Backsoft’s bTalk is a leading rapid application development tool for SAP® solutions. The combined offering will allow customers to significantly reduce the time and effort associated with developing enterprise-level applications that support the latest Java 2, Enterprise Edition™ (J2EE™) standards.

“Backsoft recognized early on that Java was going to become an industry standard for e-Business application development”, said Rich Swier, Chief Technical Officer at Backsoft Corporation. “This partnership supports that direction, and provides In-Q-My with a distinct advantage over other web application server vendors in the market.”

“In-Q-My is an ideal partner for Backsoft offering an advanced J2EE™-licensed server at a very competitive price,” said Michael Schwandt, Managing Director of In-Q-My Technologies. “Our advanced e-business infrastructure technology can be installed and managed easily, thus allowing quick implementation of e-business applications. Fundamentally, customers can create new business opportunities by enriching their services and products with our combined suite of tools.”

About In-Q-My
In-Q-My Technologies GmbH develops and delivers high-performance Java application servers for powering collaborative e- business applications. The In-Q-My Application Server is based on J2EETM standards and uses cluster technology to achieve top reliability and highest scalability and performance. In-Q-My offers a high-value, commodity-based pricing model encompassing online customer service and support. The In-Q-My Application Server is available for free at www.inqmy.com for unlimited development and testing purposes. In-Q-My Technologies GmbH is a registered trademark.

About Backsoft Corporation
Backsoft Corporation makes e-Business straightforward. Enterprises worldwide use Backsoft software to reduce the time and cost associated with their e-Business development efforts. Whether that includes web-enabling SAP R/3, building enterprise-level web applications, or managing the content available to those applications, Backsoft software simplifies the development efforts required for e-Business success. Backsoft was recently named “One of the Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2001” by Computerworld Magazine, and can be located on the Internet at http://www.backsoft.com.

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