SQL-Programmer(r) Awarded for Superior Performance

Janet Cater
Sylvain Faust International
819-778-5045, x844
jcater_at_sfi-software.com
http://www.sfi-software.com

SYLVAIN FAUST INTL. CAPTURES
VBPJ READERS' CHOICE AWARD 1998 SFI's SQL-Programmer, Leading Back-End Database Development Environment, Awarded for Superior Performance

HULL, Quebec, Canada, March 24, 1998 - Sylvain Faust International's (SFI) SQL-Programmer was awarded the Visual Basic Programmer's Journal (VBPJ) Reader's Choice Merit Award. SQL-Programmer was selected as a superior back-end database development solution for providing support for Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft and Sybase Transact-SQL.

"We are delighted that SQL-Programmer has been honored with this prestigious award," said Sylvain Faust, president and CEO, SFI. "The readers of VBPJ demand products that maintain superior performance and SQL-Programmer's selection demonstrates its value to the corporate IS world as a robust solution for database programmers and administrators. SFI is very proud to receive this award."

"Companies developing technologies that allow organizations to expand operations, work more closely with business partners, or enhance products or services, are redefining the IT marketplace, " stated Jeff Hadfield, editor in chief of Visual Basic Programmers Journal. "Our readers prefer vendors with a long term approach, with products which comply with evolving industry standards and with proven successes."

The Visual Basic Programmer's Journal Reader's Choice Awards will be highlighted in the annual VBPJ Buyer's Guide issue. The awards will be announced at the Visual Basic Insider's Technical Summit (VBITS), San Francisco.

VBPJ presents awards in three categories:
- Reader's Choice Awards, given to those products that received
the most reader votes.

• Reader's Choice Merit Awards, given to those products receiving a high number of votes that also show real value to VBPJ readers.
• Editor's Choice Awards, given to newly released products which show the most promise and innovation.

VBPJ readers select the award-winning products because they're the most intriguing, most interesting, and promise the most value.

About Fawcette Technical Publications
- Fawcette publishes several products aimed at Windows and
Internet programming including Visual Basic Programmer's Journal, the leading magazine for Windows programmers and Microsoft Interactive Developer, the leading technical publication for computer professionals creating Internet/intranet Web sites. Both magazines lead their respective markets and have experienced tremendous advertising and readership growth under Fawcette's publishing leadership. In addition, Fawcette also sponsors the highly successful Visual Basic Insiders' Technical Summit (VBITS) conferences, held in seven sites annually throughout the world; and The Development Exchange suite of Web sites, the largest, independent Web site for Windows/Internet programmers, with over 170,000 registered users in 94 countries. FTP also recently introduced Java*Pro magazine, the premier/ technical publication dedicated to the Java programming environment.

About Sylvain Faust International
- Founded in 1988, Sylvain Faust International is an international
software development firm delivering tools for enhancing programmer productivity and accelerating SQL database performance across the enterprise. SFI's client/server solutions support Oracle Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase SQL Server. SQL-Programmer, SFI's flagship product, provides a complete database back-end development environment. Another SFI product, SQL-Optimizer, is SFI's intelligent server monitoring tool for Oracle Server, while SQL-Sombrero leads SFI's family of programming utilities for Visual Basic programmers and Microsoft Active Server Page. SFI is a member of the Oracle Worldwide Business Alliance Program, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, and a member of the Sybase Open Solutions CODE/ISV Partner Program.

For more information, call: 1-800-567-9127 (North America) or (819) 778-5045, Ext.152; fax: (819) 778-7943; e-mail to info_at_sfi-software.com or sales_at_sfi-software.com.

Review the SQL-Programmer on-line product demonstration and other SFI SQL solutions at:
http://www.sfi-software.com

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SQL-Programmer is a registered trademark and SQL-Sombrero, SQL-Optimizer, and CompressIT are trademarks of Sylvain Faust International. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Received on Fri Apr 03 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST