BEAVERTON, Ore., and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-August 14, 2000 - GemStone Systems, Inc., the software infrastructure technology leader for the new B2B economy, today announced that eTapestry.com has deployed its recently launched Internet-based fundraising and donor management system on the GemStone/J® e-business platform.

eTapestry.com is the world's first Internet-based application that enables nonprofit organizations to efficiently manage their donor database from remote locations without incurring the significant up front and ongoing cost associated with traditional database management systems. The application service provider (ASP) now manages thousands of concurrent users from more than 220 nonprofit agencies and charities.

One of the unique features of eTapestry.com is the ability to fully integrate its functionality into an existing organization's website. Simple links allow nonprofit organizations to give specified and secured access to groups or individuals like board members, volunteers, donors, and staff. eTapestry.com staff handles all maintenance, data storage and care, and customers can access their information whenever and wherever they want over an Internet connection. This offers an ideal solution for organizations with limited budgets, staff or technology expertise, or need to provide access to several different locations.

Powered by GemStone/J, eTapestry.com securely stores, updates and makes available millions of charitable transactions and records belonging to hundreds of nonprofit clients. GemStone/J's unique Extreme Clustering™ technology enables thousands of concurrent users to quickly and seamlessly perform diverse transactions such as processing donations, running queries, exporting data, and generating reports. Nonprofit clients enjoy a real-time fundraising management system in a secure, 24X7, scalable environment.

"We needed to develop an online fundraising tool that could scale to meet the increasing demands of nonprofit organizations that seek to integrate their web presence for registrations, communications, and charitable transactions," said Steve Rusche, COO and co-founder of eTapestry.com. "With GemStone/J's versatile and adaptable architectural platform, our clients are now processing and recording millions of online charitable transactions in a secure 24X7 environment."

"GemStone/J is structured to provide a high level of complexity with minimal programming. eTapestry.com can pass this value on to its nonprofit customers in terms of rapid product enhancements," said Doug Pollack, GemStone's vice president of marketing. "Because GemStone/J is so flexible and scalable, eTapestry can be responsive to the individual needs of each charitable organization whatever the type or size."

About eTapestry.com
Founded in September 1999, eTapestry.com is the first fundraising applications service provider (ASP), a company that rents its software to customers and delivers it on the Internet. As such, eTapestry.com is less expensive and more versatile than traditional fundraising software applications. It is used by nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. eTapestry also offers its base system free of charge to small nonprofit organizations.
eTapestry.com is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. For more information you can call 1-888-739-3827, email to info@eTapestry.com, or visit www.etapestry.com.

About GemStone Systems, Inc.
GemStone Systems, Inc., the software infrastructure technology leader for the new B2B economy, has today's platform for tomorrow's Business-to-Business applications and sites. GemStone's Java Success technology initiative provides e-businesses with faster time-to-market and enhanced competitive advantage for their Internet marketplaces. The GemStone e-business software solution incorporates industry standards in the most advanced, integrated architecture of any product in its class. Today, customers are using GemStone's Extreme Clustering™ technology to deploy production B2B environments in all walks of the dot-com world. GemStone's Java-based platforms are customer-tested and proven scalable, secure, adaptable, and reliable. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, GemStone distributes and services its products worldwide through offices in the United States, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland, as well as through a network of distributors. For detailed product and company information, please visit www.gemstone.com.