NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Paula Brici Bordigon

Lages & Associates

(714) 453-8080

Robert Smith

Elms Systems Corporation

(714) 461-3207

UNIX, AMIGA, VMS AND AS/400 TOP LIST OF PLATFORMS
TARGETED FOR NEW CD LIBRARY SYSTEM

Elms Systems Corporation Seeks ISVs to Provide
Integrated Access to CD-Based Information

         IRVINE, Calif., February 26, 1997 -- Elms Systems Corporation^TM, innovator of digital library solutions for affordable CD sharing and publishing, has launched its "Solutions Provider" and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) programs. Elms is actively seeking ISVs to provide complementary software for its Digital Versatile Library^TM (DVL^TM). The "Solutions Provider" program is aimed at VARs and integrators with specialized expertise either in both vertical applications and non-Microsoft operating systems. The DVL is a first of its kind CD library hardware product which features storage of up to 100 CDs online in five easy-to-use barcoded magazines.

         Charter participants already taking advantage of the market potential for Elms DVL span a range of platforms including UNIX, Novell, and Amiga and include Luminex, Riverside, Calif.; Celerity, Knoxville, Tenn.; Asimware, Ontario, Canada; and Optisys, Glendale, Ariz.

         The new program offer discounts on Elms products, specialized technical support including programmer guides, and a range of marketing benefits to software developers who partner with Elms to provide integrated hardware/software CD library products.

         According to Robert Smith, Elms vice president of marketing, the company is actively seeking developers of software for non-Windows environments. "Elms internal charter is to focus on providing complete solutions for the Microsoft-based PC market," said Smith. "To offer our CD library capabilities to non-Windows users, we're looking to partner with the best and brightest software and solution providers for other platforms, including HP, Sun, AS/400, VMS and other environments.

         Elms recognizes that today's technical environment is very complex and that in order to maintain its technology leadership it needs partners with the expertise to solve specific customer problems. "Each OS has a constituent user community that embraces that OS for a reason. We need partners that understand those subtleties and can be responsive to the needs of customers," Smith concluded.

Industry-Leading Feature Set
Elms DVL CD library is differentiated by unprecedented low price and a host of easy-to-use features. The breakthrough base price for the flagship product is $5,495.

         The DVL delivers a number of industry firsts, including:

• flexible drive configurations with 1 to 4 drives (one can be CD-R)
• bar-coded magazines for easy tracking of on-line and off-line CDs
• user replaceable drives for easy drive replacements in the field
• Faster-Now^TM user upgradable drives for adoption of new CD technologies and faster drives
• front access to drives and magazines for easy use in an office environment
• battery backup system that monitors magazine changes in the DVL when power is off, making it easier to bring the DVL back on-line
  
           "The magazines were designed with the user in mind," said Smith. The 20 CD magazine measures only 6.5" by 2.5" by 6.75" and is the most compact in the industry. The magazine features 20 numbered trays that alternate in color to make loading and unloading a specific tray easy. The small magazines help contribute to the DVL's small size which is not bigger than a standard PC tower.
  
           The DVL can be ordered with a 4GB AV hard disk drive to provide additional storage for specific software needs. The hard disk drive is a field installable option that can be purchased separately. CD drives can also be added to the DVL at any time. "We want the VAR and the user to have flexibility," Smith pointed out. "With our Faster-Now feature the user can add drives at any time or upgrade them. We mounted the drives on rails, so you slide them in, connect the cables and snap the cover on to complete an upgrade."
  
           The DVL features a SCSI-II interface and uses standard SCSI-II move media commands to make it easy for ISVs to write software for the DVL. "The ISVs that have worked with us to develop software for the DVL have been able to write drivers for the DVL very quickly," says Smith.
  
           The DVL is offered in a variety of configurations, all of which feature five magazines. These range from the entry-level single-drive system for $5,495 (MSRP), to the top-of-the-line four-drive system with a 4GB AV hard disk drive for $8,795 (MSRP). The company's products are being offered by Bell Microproducts, San Jose, Calif. and Globelle, San Diego, Calif.
  
           Elms Systems Corporation is a leader in digital library solutions for affordable CD sharing and publishing. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Elms develops a line of CD software called Panorama^TM and a CD library, the DVL, aimed at the business and network user. The company can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.elms.com.
  
           Elms Systems Corporation, Digital Versatile Library, DVL, Panorama, Panorama+ and Faster-Now are trademarks of Elms System Corporation. All other brands are the property of their respective companies.
  
  

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