FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METACOMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES IT IS SHIPPING A FREE FIX FOR MACINTOSH ODBC
CONNECTIVITY TO MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 7.0.

IOWA CITY, IA – February 2, 2000 – MetaCommunications announced today that
it has developed and is shipping a free fix for Macintosh ODBC connectivity
to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. This fix allows users of products like
Microsoft Office 98 to connect and extract information from Microsoft SQL
Server 7.0 databases. This functionality was previously available to
Macintosh users using Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, but was lost during the
recent release of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. The software is a server side
fix and is easy to install and remove.

AVAILABILITY

The installer software may be downloaded from the MetaCommunications web
site at http://www.meta-comm.com/odbcpatch/

ABOUT METACOMMUNICATIONS

MetaCommunications is a leading software developer of client server
business solutions for the graphic arts industry. Founded in 1991,
MetaCommunications is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa.

For additional information, please call 800-771-6382 (Int’l: 319-337-8599)
or visit our web site located at http://www.meta-comm.com.

For more information:

Mark A. Guthart
MetaCommunications
2415 Heinz Rd
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-337-8599 ext. 187