WATCOM C/C++ 10.0 RECEIVES TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM PC EXPERT
MAGAZINE

Multi-platform C and C++ Development System Tops Offerings from Microsoft
and Borland

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 1995 -- Watcom International today
announced that Watcom C/C++ 10.0 received the Technical Excellence Award
for Programming Languages from PC Expert, an international Ziff-Davis
publication, in its February 1995 issue. Watcom C/C++ surpassed
competitive products, Microsoft Visual C++ and Borland C++, in earning
this award. This year's Technical Excellence Awards were given by PC
Expert's editors to the top products and technological innovations in 15
categories from the more than 1,200 products tested in the publication's
labs.

In reporting the award, PC Expert commented, "Watcom C/C++ 10.0 closely
follows the C/C++ standard and is targeted at professionals who require
optimized code and support for multiple platforms, and remains the model
of technical excellence."

Watcom C/C++ 10.0 accelerates the development of high-performance,
multi-platform, 16-bit and 32-bit applications. Watcom C/C++ 10.0 combines
Watcom's industry-leading compiler technology with an integrated
development environment (IDE) and comprehensive set of tools.

"We are delighted to accept this award from the respected editors of PC
Expert", said Dave Boswell, vice president of sales and marketing at
Watcom. "It reaffirms the position of Watcom C/C++ as a top-performing
product, recognized by computing professionals around the world for its
technical excellence."

PC Expert is a monthly publication devoted exclusively to brand specifiers
in business and reaches the largest share of IS decision makers in the
French market. Its state-of-the-art laboratory makes it the leading source
for definitive lab-based product evaluation.

ABOUT WATCOM

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Watcom International Corp. is a leading
provider of databases and application development tools. Watcom introduced
its PC-based client/server SQL database servers in 1992, providing the
first SQL database servers which deliver the simplicity, openness,
scalability and cost effectiveness required for the PC marketplace. Watcom
has established itself as an industry leader in optimizing compiler
technology for Intel-based PCs with its Watcom C/C++ products. Watcom is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Powersoft Corp. On February 13, 1995, Sybase
and Powersoft announced the completion of the merger of the two companies.
The new entity is the fastest growing top-ten software company and the
seventh largest software company in the world.

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