CHESTERVILLE, ONTARIO - May 1, 2002

MB Foster Associates Limited a provider data access and delivery solutions to the HP e3000 market for over 30 years has been named a charter member of Hewlett-Packard Company’s HP e3000 Platinum Migration Program. The program was developed to provide complete centralized and cost-effective solutions for customers who wish to migrate their applications and databases from the HP 3000 to other HP platforms. This appointment recognizes MB Fosters knowledge and expertise in the HP e3000.

MB Foster knowledge of the HP 3000 combined with key migration tool partners to address all areas of a migration project. Our partnerships address areas such as third-generation languages conversions (COBOL, Fortran, Pascal), fourth-generation application migrations, (Cognos, Transact and Speedware) database migrations (SQL Server, Oracle, Eloquence and DB2), in addition to third-party utilities and surround code, will provide customers with a one-stop show for their migration needs, says Birket Foster, CEO of MB Foster Associates.

"Every company running an HP e3000 platform has a unique environment - unlike any others" said George Marcinek, Chief Technical Officer at MB Foster "The Platinum Migration Partner program gives the customer the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of a number of industry-leading solution partners, through a central point of contact.