CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--

Leading Provider of Component-Based Internet and Distributed

Business Solutions Helps Software Developers Accelerate Enterprise

Development

Riverton Software Corp., a leading provider of component-based Internet and distributed business solutions for corporate application developers, today announced that it is co-sponsoring JumpStart '99, an Enterprise Solutions Conference for developers and IT managers, designed to help solve the business problems of tomorrow by effectively building scalable, high performance Web and distributed applications.

Presented by Corporate Technology Partners, Inc. and Dynamic Data Solutions, Inc., JumpStart '99 is a platform for providing IT professionals with a firm grasp of distributed and web technology fundamentals and an educated perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of available tools offered by industry leading companies - Sybase, Riverton Software and SilverStream. The goal of JumpStart '99 is to give developers an intense exposure to techniques for effectively using these tools to solve meaningful, real world development problems.

Developers and IT professionals will also benefit from a clear understanding of the critical issues surrounding distributed application development, with a particular emphasis on moving from Client/Server development. In addition, attendees can choose from 15 unique in-depth technical sessions on Java, EJB, COM, CORBA, including Architecting Enterprise Solutions and an Introduction to Application Frameworks, both presented by Riverton Software.

JumpStart '99 will be held in five major cities during March and April:

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City            Dates                       Location
Houston         03/03/1999 - 03/04/1999     Houston Airport Marriott
Denver          03/30/1999 - 03/31/1999     Hyatt Regency Tech Center
Chicago         04/13/1999 - 04/14/1999     Hilton Arlington Park
Boston          04/20/1999 - 04/21/1999     Boston Marriott Burlington
Baltimore/      04/27/1999 - 04/28/1999     Sheraton Reston Hotel
Washington D.C.

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Pricing and Registration/Information

Registration for JumpStart '99 is $499.00.

Phone Registration/Information - 888.823.DATA (888.823.3282)

Fax Registration - Download registration form at www.jumpstart99.com and fax to 713.225.5758

E-mail Information - info@jumpstart99.com

About Riverton Software and HOW

Riverton Software Corporation, based in Cambridge, Mass., is the leading supplier of component-based development tools delivering component-based Internet and business solutions. The company's flagship product, HOW, makes it dramatically simpler for business application developers to deliver Internet and distributed applications built on reusable components. HOW is the first component-based environment to include a deployment framework, extending component-based development capabilities to Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, and Java platforms. HOW is being used by over 300 corporate development organizations, package software vendors and system integrators, including such companies as Sun Life of Canada, First Bank Systems, United Health Care, Great American Life Insurance Company, EDS and Cambridge Technology Partners. The company was founded in 1995 and is privately held. Additional information on Riverton Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.riverton.com.

HOW and OpenFrame are trademarks of Riverton Software Corporation. All other products or company names are trademarks of their respective holders.