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NeoSort™ Brings Fastest Sort to Migrated Mainframe JCL

A specially packaged version of Nsort™, Ordinal Technology’s exceptionally fast sort program, NeoSort integrates with NeoBatch™ to support DFSORT® commands in mainframe batch jobs in the Microsoft Windows and .NET environments

Sunnyvale, CA, September 1, 2005 – Fujitsu Software today announced the release of NeoSort, a special version of Nsort that integrates with NeoBatch to provide support for DFSORT commands contained in migrated mainframe JCL batch jobs. The combination of NeoSort and NeoBatch provides a very attractive alternative to the mainframe for executing batch jobs, many of which rely heavily on sort steps to achieve the desired results.

NeoSort’s underlying technology (Nsort) optimizes sorts by taking full advantage of the available hardware – such as multiple processors, multiple disk drives, and memory. In the Windows server environment all these items are competitively priced commodities, so companies can economically set up systems that provide surprisingly fast sort times for any size of file. Nsort, for example has sorted 34GB in a minute and 1TB in 33 minutes. Even those who don’t need super-fast sorts benefit from knowing their batch jobs are going to execute within the available time slots. Those whose sort steps rely on the DFSORT, or Syncsort (mostly supported), command formats now have the option to cut their expenses by migrating to Microsoft Windows servers.

“We have been excited to work with Fujitsu Software to provide a DFSORT-compatible version of Nsort,” said Chris Nyberg, President, CEO, and founder of Ordinal Technology Corp. “There is a large number of sort operations driven by DFSORT commands today that could really benefit from the power of Nsort, but migrating them to a Windows server platform requires supporting the JCL and batch COBOL programs. Fujitsu is an expert and leader in those areas so was an obvious partner for us. NeoBatch provides a forward-looking solution for JCL, so together we can say, ‘Give batch a future and step up to the world’s fastest sort!’”

Ron Langer, VP of Global COBOL Sales, Fujitsu Software Corporation, remarked, “It’s still a commonly held belief that mainframes provide the fastest performance available, but our experience is that everyone who has migrated to Windows servers using our software has seen a significant improvement in performance. Now we are able to offer the world’s fastest sort so that people will be in no doubt that migrating to Windows is a performance-enhancing move. We can’t say enough about the enthusiastic support we’ve received from the folk at Ordinal Technology – they’ve done an excellent job in ensuring we provide the DFSORT compatibility our customers require.”

NeoSort is available now to early users of NeoBatch.

For more information visit: http://www.netcobol.com.

About Fujitsu Software Corporation
Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is part of the Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) family. The wholly owned subsidiary delivers one of the world’s broadest lines of application infrastructure software products, including the Interstage® Suite and NetCOBOL®. Fujitsu Software Corporation leverages Fujitsu’s international scope and expertise in developing and providing information technology solutions, including more than 4,000 software developers worldwide. To learn more about Fujitsu Software Corporation, visit www.fsw.fujitsu.com.

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Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com

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