Gurgaon, India - January 18, 2005: Daffodil Software, a leading
database technology company, today announced the Open Source release of
One$DB at SourceForge.net (http://sourceforge.net/projects/daffodildb/)

The move to Open Source One$DB, is driven by the fact that Open Source
products are more acceptable and flexible, as they can be understood
better in terms of strengths and limitations and can be customized to
suit specific requirements without any fear of vendor locking. We also
feel that Open Source products become more mature due to the continuous
involvement of a diverse community.

One$DB (http://www.daffodildb.com/one-dollar-db.html), which was
initially launched as a free database,  is an effort to drive open
source innovation around Java-based applications, which will in turn
create new business opportunities in various areas such as embedded
database applications, Java applications and web-based applications.

One$DB is a version of Daffodil DB, a J2EE-certified, JDBC 3.0 and
SQL-99 compliant Java database. It is available in both Network and
Embedded editions and has been designed to handle complex computing
environments that demand a robust, scalable and feature-rich RDBMS that
can operate across platforms. Against convention, One$DB does not put
any restriction with regards to number of connections, CPU usage and
total data storage.

One$DB, being an offshoot of Daffodil DB, enjoys a high level of
maturity and stability, two aspects that new open source products lack.
Daffodil DB (with over 10,000 installations) has come of age and is
ready for enterprise and mission-critical applications. Recently,
Daffodil DB achieved compatibility with Compiere, a leading Open Source
ERP+CRM package, which is highly demanding in terms of database
requirements. This fact highlights for the first time, the ability of a
Java database to compete with the best that the enterprise database
market has to offer.

One$DB's commitment to industry standards, coupled with the
availability of unique features like PSM support, ready-to-use Network
edition, MVCC, Advanced Security features and an integrated
Import/Export tool is a big distinction from other players in the open
arena. Apart from these enterprise-level features, community developers
will have the added benefit of a Software Design Document, by which
they can better understand the design and architecture of One$DB. By
'opening' such a feature-rich database, Daffodil hopes to work
closely with the Java and database community in strengthening the
product further.

Unlike other players in the Open Source database market, One$DB is a
zero cost software made available under an LGPL license, wherein the
commercial deployment is also free. Apart from the free support through
forums and live chat, Daffodil also offers optional & affordable
commercial support for the product under its One$Support program.

Expressing his viewpoint regarding the entry of big players and the
subsequent competition in the Java database market, Yogesh Agarwal
(CEO, Daffodil Software) commented: "With One$DB going Open Source,
we hope to add fuel to the already hot Java database market. One$DB
offers the community an embeddable database with an impressive set of
capabilities and functions. Our attempt is to associate two growing
movements; Java and Open Source, to the benefit of both the
communities." Looking for a long-standing association with the
community, he added, "Our mission is to look beyond opening the code;
to work with the community in developing One$DB as the most outstanding
open source database."

"Open Sourcing of One$DB is yet another example of companies starting
to appreciate the Open Source movement. By offering such a mature and
feature-rich database, Daffodil has set an example for others to
emulate. One$DB's non-restrictive commercial license will attract SMBs
and ISVs, as they can develop applications without additional start-up
costs", said Mr. Ou Weiguo, CEO - Huidu Technology Co. Ltd. (China)

About Daffodil Software

Daffodil Software entered the open source arena with the successful
open sourcing of its database replication tool Daffodil Replicator.
Efforts are on to make One$DB / Daffodil DB compatible with other major
open source products, Compiere being the beginning.