Newport Beach, CA/Huntsville, AL – May 1st, 2004—Old American, Inc., an international technology asset and application solutions provider , has signed an agreement to represent Teracruz dbApplicance-- a data application that provides acceleration, monitoring, service-level management and high-availability solutions--improving database performance using innovative query monitoring technologies.

Featuring Database Acceleration, Zero-Overhead Performance Management, Service Level Management High-Availability and Load Balancing and Integrated User Interface, Teracruz dbAppliance delivers database performance solutions that renew the power of business. The dbAppliance helps administrators deliver unprecedented performance with no server overhead or code changes required.

Teracruz’s dbAppliance includes the following components—D100 Data Appliance Unit that contains a high performance network engine for fast processing , performance monitoring for Oracle and IBM DB2 Databases and Teraview—the dbAppliance user interface.

Simple to install and manage, dbAppliance enhances Old American’s database product line that includes IBM data management solutions—DB2, Content Management and WebSphere.

“The dbAppliance is designed to easily integrate within an existing environment, with minimum of setup and configuration needed. It delivers substantial database performance improvement—reducing response time 500% to 1000%. The bottom line is --Teracruz dbAppliance delivers immediate performance measurement and that’s what administrators and developers continue to strive for,” comments Old American’s President Joseph Rodriguez II.

About Teracruz
Teracruz delivers database performance solutions that renew the power business technology. The dbAppliance offers breakthrough acceleration technology that transforms database application performance. Featuring patent-pending SQL Result Caching, zero-overhead performance management, and extensive management features, the dbAplicance provides a simple and cost-effective solution that helps administrators and developers deliver unprecedented performance with no server overhead or code
changes required. Headquartered in Huntsville, AL--Teracruz is led by an experienced management team from leading technology companies.

About Old American, Inc.
Understanding the dynamics of the marketplace as well as technology advancements in both software and hardware along with a history of quick, consistent program delivery provides Old American with the foundation and leadership necessary to instinctively compete in today’s technically intuitive world. In business since 1996, Old American’s flexibility and depth of experience enables the company to intelligently address the challenges customers face in structuring and obtaining optimal forms of technology solutions.

For more information, or to set up an interview, please contact:
Arturo Leon @ 949-219-0411 / aleon@oldamericaninc.net