Press Release

Super Charge Microsoft^® SQL Server^® with Total SQL Analyzer PRO^™

VIENNA, VA — March 13, 2002 — FMS, Inc. announces the release of Total SQL Analyzer PRO™, the premier analysis program for Microsoft SQL Server. Total SQL Analyzer PRO examines SQL Server configurations and designs to offer over 50 performance tips which improve the performance and scalability of SQL Server databases. By generating ‘Best Practices’ design suggestions, Total SQL Analyzer PRO allows developers to supercharge SQL Server for faster, more robust, and more maintainable applications. The new cross-reference and dependencies documentation also simplifies project development and project management.

Total SQL Analyzer PRO is an enhancement to Total SQL Analyzer, a comprehensive documentation program released last year to quickly become the most popular such third party program for SQL Server. In response to customer feedback, FMS developed Total SQL Analyzer PRO with additional analysis of SQL Server systems. Total SQL Analyzer Pro includes the SQL Server documentation of its predecessor plus many performance tips and documentation of dependences between objects.

"Total SQL Analyzer PRO represents our latest effort to automate the adoption of ‘Best Practices’ for SQL Server developers," said Luke Chung, FMS president and founder. "As SQL Server databases become more complex, developers and project managers find it increasingly difficult to manually detect problems. By examining SQL Server databases in detail, Total SQL Analyzer Pro pinpoints specific ways to improve performance, minimize data loss, and make the development process faster and more efficient."

"This great tool allows you to see what you have done wrong, e.g. different definitions of columns with the same name, use too many NULL- allowances. If you didn't have this tool you would probably be ignorant of your faults," said Lennart Gerdvall, FAKTAB

Licensing and Pricing

Total SQL Analyzer PRO is licensed on a per developer basis. Pricing is $999 single license, $2,999 for five licenses, and $9,999 for 25 licenses. Upgrades from the previous version are $599. Larger quantity discounts are available by contacting FMS, Inc. Total SQL Analyzer PRO can be purchased directly from FMS, through most corporate resellers, and international distributors. All FMS products offer a 30-day money back guarantee. The original Total SQL Analyzer program remains available.

About FMS

Founded in 1986, FMS is a privately held software firm located in Tysons Corner, Virginia. FMS is the world’s leading developer of products for Microsoft Access developers, and a top vendor of products for the SQL Server, Visual Studio .NET and Visual Basic communities. With tens of thousands of customers in over 100 countries, FMS customers are comprised from a variety of public and private organizations including 90 of the Fortune 100. Committed to innovation and quality, all FMS products are developed by an in-house team of experts including several Microsoft MVPs, published authors, and conference speakers. FMS is a Microsoft Certified Partner, a Microsoft Independent Software Vender (MSDN ISV) and a member of the Association for Competitive Technology.