ANNOUNCE: BMC Software Inc. Acquires the Rights to ZTools!

BMC Software Inc. Acquires the Rights to ZTools -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear ZTools Supporter, We are pleased to announce that BMC Software Inc., the world's leading independent developer of enterprise systems management solutions, has acquired the exclusive right to sell and distribute our popular product. While we will be maintaining operations in Tampa, FL, we will receive the benefit of BMC Software's worldwide marketing and distribution channels, as well as its strong research and development organization. BMC Software is the 10th largest software company in the world with more than 1400 employees. For the past 16 years, BMC Software has delivered outstanding systems and data management products and services while developing a solid reputation for product excellence and customer support. This acquisition is a win-win-win situation. BMC Software benefits by furthering their product offerings in the rapidly growing INFORMIX market space. Technology Investments, Inc. (TII) benefits through BMC Software's expertise in delivering database administration tools. And most importantly, our customers benefit by our joint ability to provide enhanced service and support options worldwide. The acquisition will enable us to accelerate product development, expand our INFORMIX systems and data management product line, and offer integration with other BMC Software solutions. You will notice that BMC Software has renamed ZTools in an effort to integrate them with the branding and marketing messages associated with BMC Software data management solutions. We now refer to them as PATROL DB-Basics Admin™ and PATROL DB-Basics Utilities (TM)for INFORMIX. So join us in celebration of this new direction. Please visit our web site at http://www.techinv.com to learn more about TII and our solutions. Also feel free to take a peek at BMC Software's web site at http://www.bmc.com. You can access product details and technical data sheets at: PATROL DB-Basics Utilities (TM) http//www.bmc.com/products/pat/dm/zutpp.html PATROL DB-Basics Admin (TM) http//www.bmc.com/products/pat/dm/zdbpp.html