Forte Software, ASCOM Deutschland GmbH Develop

Innovative Internet, Distributed Systems for TelecommunicationsIndustry San Francisco (PROTEXT) - T-Mobil, Germany's Largest MobileTelephony and Paging Provider, Uses Forte- Based System to Manage50,000+ Leased Lines and Connections. Today at its fifth annual user conference, Forte Software,Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTE) announced that ASCOM Deutschland GmbH haschosen the Forte Application Environment(TM) to develop complexInternet and distributed applications for its telecommunicationscustomers. The first joint project - at T-Mobil, Germany'slargest mobile telephony and paging provider - already is inproduction. The application joins the growing number of Forte-basedtelecommunications systems, which include applications for morethan 35 telecommunications companies around the world. T-Mobil serves over 7.2 million customers with over 50,000leased lines and connections. The company needed a single,unified system to administer these lines and address specificaspects of the individual mobile telephony services. To meet thischallenge, ASCOM was commissioned to develop the leased lineadministrative system called "L2Admin." After a one-yeardevelopment phase using Forte(R), the system was online by theend of March. Michael E. Wallrath, Systems & Solutions Manager at ASCOM'sAachen headquarters, said: "The telecommunications market isfiercely competitive. Short innovation cycles and time-to-marketare vital for success. The Forte technology enabled us to buildan extremely scalable and fail-safe leased line management systemfor T-Mobil within a minimal time frame." The modular L2Admin system built for T-Mobil by ASCOM is fullyscalable and fail-safe, guaranteeing very high availability. Thissuperior performance is achieved with Forte's fully automatedsoftware component replication. The entire L2Admin systemseamlessly integrates within the existing T-Mobil IT applicationsenvironment, enabling free interchange of data among disparatesystems. L2Admin offers capabilities including centralizedadministration, order management, invoice review and valuing, andevaluations. L2Admin has a multi-tier distributed architecture thatdistributes the system over multiple sites. The technicalinfrastructure for L2Admin consists of Forte's development andintegration environment, Sun UltraSPARC servers and Oracle 7.3databases. John Huntjens, who heads the T-Mobil project at ASCOM, said:"Our international project team was particularly impressed withForte's integrated load-balancing functions." "With more than 7 million customers relying on T-Mobil's T-D1GSM 900 network around the clock, complete, efficientadministration of all lines and connections is critical," saidHerbert Steinbach, vice president of Central Europe for Forte."That is why we are particularly proud that ASCOM chose Forte forthe T-Mobil project." About T- Mobil T-Mobil (Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH) is Germany's largestprovider of mobile telephony and paging services, with over 7.2million customers and 5,000 employees. T-Mobil began operationsas an independent enterprise in 1993. This wholly ownedsubsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG is a major player in thetelecommunications market; in 1997, T-Mobil achieved revenues ofmore than DM 6.6 billion (US $3.57 billion). T-Mobil also hasmore than 100,000 customers for its premium mobile telephony,mobile data and satellite-based systems. About ASCOM Deutschland GmbH The ASCOM Corporation, an international leader intelecommunications and service automation, was created in 1987through the merger of Switzerland's three largesttelecommunications technology companies. The corporation hasconsolidated revenues of DM 3 billion (US $1.6 billion) andemploys 12,000 people worldwide. ASCOM provides products, systemsand custom-tailored solutions for the telecommunications, cash-handling and traffic industries. ASCOM's Telecom Solutionsbusiness unit is a general contractor offering complete customtelecommunications solutions. ASCOM Deutschland GmbH's Systems &Solutions unit is a competence center for the entire corporation. About Forte Software, Inc. For additional information, contact Forte Software atinfo@forte.com or www.forte.com. Forte is a registered trademark, and Forte ApplicationEnvironment is a trademark of Forte Software, Inc. All othernames or marks may be registered trademarks or trademarks oftheir respective owners. The statements in this document that relate to future plans,events, or performance are forward-looking statements. Actualresults might differ materially due to a variety of factors.Forte Software cannot guarantee completion of any future productsor product features mentioned in this release, and no relianceshould be placed on their availability. Additional informationabout factors that may impact results is contained in ForteSoftware's Annual Report on Form 10-K under the sections entitledBusiness Risks and Management's Discussion and Analysis ofFinancial Condition and Results of Operations, and in other SECfilings including Forte Software's most recent Form 10-Q. otsOriginal Text Service: Forte Software, Inc. Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Brenda Nashawaty of CHEN PR,Inc. (USA) 781-466-8282, bnashawaty@chenpr.com, or MaryLlewellyn of Forte Software, Inc. (USA) 510-869-2148,maryl@forte.com, or John Huntjens of ASCOM Deutschland GmbH+49-241-968-06-0, huntjens@ascom-ac.de Web site:http://www.forte.com

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