Fulcrum To Deliver UNIX And NT Versions Simultaneously, Building On
           Leadership In Robust Information Retrieval Software On NT

    SAN FRANCISCO, Informix Worldwide User Conference, July 23 /CNW-PRN/ -
Fulcrum Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: FULCF;  TSE: FUL) today announced that it
will embrace both the NT and UNIX versions of INFORMIX(R)-Universal Server,
including Sun Solaris and other UNIX platforms, in the first version of its
own DataBlade(R) module for full-featured information retrieval.  The
Fulcrum(R) DataBlade module is slated to be available for customer testing
this quarter.  In moving quickly to embrace Windows NT with its DataBlade
module, Fulcrum is building on the leadership it has established in offering
robust software for building knowledge management and information access
applications on NT.  Fulcrum is demonstrating its DataBlade module in its
booth at the Informix Worldwide User Conference, at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco (Booth 338).
    ``As the global leader in its market, Fulcrum is known for providing
advanced retrieval software for building knowledge management applications
that scale to meet enterprise requirements,'' said Mike Laginski, president
and chief operating officer of Fulcrum.  ``We were the first vendor in our
market to offer Windows NT as a core platform in our products, and we are
solidifying that leadership in delivering the first version of our DataBlade
module on NT together with our UNIX platforms.''
    ``Fulcrum's support for NT as a core corporate platform is one of the
reasons that it has emerged as a leading player in retrieval software for
corporate knowledge applications,''  said Brett Bachman, vice president and
general manager, Enterprise Products of Informix Software, Inc.  ``Customers
will benefit from seamless access to Fulcrum information repositories stored
within Informix databases, with all the advanced retrieval functionality they
have come to expect from Fulcrum products.''

    ABOUT INFORMIX-UNIVERSAL SERVER
    INFORMIX-Universal Server will change the way companies store, retrieve,
manage, and use their information assets.  It will allow customers to develop
solutions for the World Wide Web, financial markets, data warehousing and
other evolving, complex data markets, by integrating core business systems and
traditional data with new, emerging data types such as times series,
geospatial, multimedia, HTML and more.

    ABOUT THE FULCRUM DATABLADE MODULE
    Fulcrum comprehensive offerings in knowledge management software are
built on Fulcrum's market-leading information retrieval software,
SearchServer(TM).  SearchServer is robust, multi-platform indexing and
retrieval software designed for enterprise applications.  Compliance with de
facto standards means that SearchServer can be seamlessly integrated into
corporate knowledge applications for customer care, best practices,
publishing, and other areas that require robust underlying search software.
Fulcrum's DataBlade module, based on Fulcrum SearchServer(TM), is scheduled to
be available for customer testing in the third quarter of 1997.  It will ship
first on NT and Sun Solaris, as well as additional UNIX platforms.
The Fulcrum DataBlade module will be bundled by Informix in European countries
and will be commercially available in other markets worldwide.
    For 14 years, Fulcrum Technologies Inc. has been a world leader in
providing software solutions that turn enterprise information into knowledge.
Fulcrum's products allow customers to create multi-platform, standards-based
solutions - for customer care, best practices, publishing, and other
applications that require robust underlying search software, and its customers
include some of the world's most important companies, including Microsoft and
Fujitsu.  Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Fulcrum extends its global reach
with offices throughout the United States, Europe, and in Australia and Japan,
and through a network of partners worldwide.  Fulcrum is publicly traded on
the Nasdaq National Market (``FULCF'') and on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(``FUL'').  For more information on Fulcrum and Fulcrum products, visit
Fulcrum's Web site: http://www.fulcrum.com.

    Fulcrum is a registered trademark of Fulcrum Technologies Inc. and
SearchServer is a trademark of Fulcrum.  INFORMIX and DataBlade are registered
trademarks of Informix Software, Inc.  Other trademarks used throughout this
document are trademarks of their respective owners.

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