2/14/2003 @Better Results and Modular Information Systems Announce Strategic Alliance for Sales and Support Services Common Clients in the Public Housing Authority Sector Bring Companies Together Los Angeles, California - February 14, 2003 Following a popular trend within the MultiValue database industry, Modular Information Systems, Inc. (MIS) and @Better Results, Inc. (@BRI) have joined forces on multiple fronts to provide ongoing and innovative benefits to their respective customer bases. "Modular is pleased to partner with Better Results for many reasons" according to Lisa Corbett, MIS President "but the primary interest is in leveraging our infrastructure. The initial goal is to integrate the Better Results product line with the MIS Help Desk, thus providing a tremendous improvement in @BRI customer response times. In addition, MIS will now be able to offer quality products that provide real solutions in areas where our clients have been asking for viable alternatives to previous technologies." Jeff Jakus, President of @Better Results adds "Modular is great at all the things that come from running a successful organization for almost 20 years. @BRI is pleased to transition our support function to an organization with such a strong reputation for quality customer service.This arrangement will allow us to concentrate on what we do best which is to develop and refine innovative tools that extend the life of legacy business applications." This strategic alliance was founded in the Public Housing Authority market where both parties share common customers and have experienced significant successes with enhanced reporting tools, consulting services, proposal writing and other database services. "Adding the MIS product line of Database Support, add-on U2 license sales, RFP writing, MultiValue Database Training Classes and Windows Help Desk Support will dovetail nicely into the Public Housing marketplace, where we have made many friends, as well as creating additional opportunities." states Dave Meyer, @Better Results, Inc. VP of Business Development. While adding Help Desk Support for @Better Results and increasing sales exposure for Modular Information Systems is the basis for the creation of this Strategic Alliance, the companies intend to seek out additional synergies whereby both companies customers will ultimately be the benefactor. Brian Riedlinger, CTO for @Better Results adds "Combining our technical talents under this alliance allows us to provide top line products such as IBM's U2 databases, ViaODBC, ViaDuct for jBASE, Modular�s Vintners Advantage Winery Management Software, and other leading technologies to our combined customer bases with unequalled customer service and support. This is a very exciting time! In fact, presenting @BRI�s flagship product, ViaODBC, to MIS clients is already producing results."