2005-09-21

Birdstep Technology Unveils New RDM Server 6.1

New Features Include: Increased Interoperability, Improved Documentation, More User-Friendly Database Utilities, and an Increased Level of SQL Support.

SEATTLE/OSLO-September 21, 2005- Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD) today announced the launch of RDM Server 6.1, created to enhance RDM Server's ease of use, and to reduce the user's time-to-market. The new features included in RDM Server 6.1 are increased interoperability with the addition of an ADO.Net driver and PHP driver, improved and concise documentation, more user-friendly administration and database utilities, and an increased level of SQL support.

"We listened to our customers, and added specific enhancements to RDM Server 6.1 to meet those requests. Birdstep Technology exists to meet our customers' needs and provide them with a tailored embedded database solution," said Duncan Bates, Product Manager. "The market wants intuitive, user-friendly embedded databases that follow the latest industry standards. RDM Server 6.1 does just that by adding support for ADO.Net, PHP, and user-friendly development and administration tools."

About The Raima Database Manager Family
Raima Inc. released the first version of the Raima embedded database in 1984. Since then the family has grown into two successful embedded database products. RDM Embedded pioneered the embedded market space under the name dbVista. Building on the success of RDM Embedded, Raima released the product in a client/server configuration under the name Velocis, now called RDM Server. Please find free SDK downloads of the RDM Products at www.raima.com/downloads.

About Raima Inc.
Raima Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance, real-time, always on, embedded databases for both in-memory database usage and persistent storage devices. Raima Database Managers are found in everything from low cost real-time applications to high performance, high-availability application. With over 20 000 developers enjoying the flexibility of these COTS databases, the products are currently successfully deployed in over 25 million systems.

For further press information please contact Paul Johnson at Raima Inc.:
Tel: (206) 748-5300
Email: marketing@raima.com
Website: www.raima.com