ESKER's First Quarter Revenues Increase 18.4%

LYON, France and STILLWATER, Okla. (PROTEXT) - ESKER todayannounced that its first quarter 1999 revenues increased by 18.4%to reach FRF 29.6 mn (approximately US$ 4.8 million) comparedwith FRF 25.0 mn (approximately US$ 4.05 million) during the sameperiod in 1998. This growth is due to the good performance of thePC-to-host market. During this quarter, the first orders weretaken in European countries for ESKER's fax server solutions. 1Q99 Landmarks ESKER strengthened its position in the fax server market byacquiring Alcom, on February 12th 1999. This US-based companyachieved sales of $1.8 million in 1998. Alcom will beconsolidated into ESKER's financial statements from April 1stthrough the remaining nine months of 1999. This acquisitionreflects ESKER's strategy to grow this part of its business. ESKER strengthened its position in the host access market bylaunching a new product, Corridor for Active Server, and a newversion of its flagship Tun PLUS product. In the fax servermarketplace, ESKER delivered Faxgate version 5.0 that integratesAlcom technology and contains other enhancements that optimizeFaxgate for international distribution. In the emerging Web-to-Host market, the backlog of orders forESKER's business experienced a 5-fold increase during the firstthree months of 1999, compared with the 4th quarter of 1998,representing 110 new potential ESKER clients. 1999 Outlook Considering the growing backlog of orders for ESKER's Web-to-host solutions, as well as favorable industry projections forgrowth in the fax server market, ESKER is confident that itsrevenues and profits will continue to grow in 1999. About ESKER ESKER develops and delivers software products that integrateexisting and emerging technologies, allowing enterprises tocreate better connections between people and information. Thecompany's connectivity products include: -- Tun PLUS for terminal emulation, database access andnetworking services for traditional PC-to-host and thin client-to-host environments -- Esker PLUS, a two-tier Web-to-host solution for Intranetenvironments, and Corridor for Active Server, a three-tier HTMLconversion solution for Internet/extranet environments -- Faxgate and Alcom LanFax for Document Distribution The company was founded in 1985 and is traded on the FrenchStock Exchange (Le Nouveau Marche: 3581). ESKER's operationsspan North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific with190 employees and an installed base of over half a millionlicensed users worldwide. U.S. Corporate headquarters are located at 100 E. 7th Ave.Stillwater, OK 74074 Phone: 405.624-8000 - Fax: 405-624-3010 -Internet: info@esker.com. Web site: http://www.esker.com. European Headquarters are located at 10 Rue des Emeraudes,69006 Lyon, France. Phone: +33-4-72-83-46-46 - Fax: +33-4-72-83-46-40/41. All trademarks, service marks, product and company names arethe property of their respective owners. ots Original TextService: ESKER Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Jerry Rackley of ESKER, 405-624-8000, or email,jrackley@esker.com Web site: http://www.esker.com

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