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technical information about <br> Empress on Android please <a href="../techNews/May2010EmpressOnAndroid.html">click here</a></B></P> <UL> <LI><A HREF="mailto:channa@empress.com"><font color="#003366"><b>Channa Watson</b></font></A><b>,</b> Empress Software, Inc. <BR>(301) 220-1919</LI> </UL> <p> </p> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;">Empress Embedded Database Takes Off on Google Android</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:16pt; line-height:150%;"><br> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:16pt;">Empress Database: </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:16pt; line-height:150%;">The Robust Alternative to SQLite for AndroidApplications</span></h3> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><img align="right" src="gif/image002.gif" width="127" height="212" border="0">Beltsville, MD, May 7, 2010—</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'> Empress Software, developers of the advanced, agile Empress Embedded Database, announce that the Empress embedded database engine now runs on Google’s Android 2.1 operating system.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Plug the Empress database easily into an Android application using your choice of the Android SDK, Android NDK, or even the Android Source Code toolchain.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>When it’s ready to go, load it up directly on your favorite mobile device as an Android Package (APK) File or through the Android Market.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Users can run an Empress application and access data directly on their favorite Android device like the Nexus One smartphone, or access Empress Embedded Database applications running remotely on Linux or Windows – data at your fingertips.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Empress Ultra Embedded Database is a full-featured database engine specializing in embedded systems data management technology. With high-performance, small footprint and a variety of popular APIs (C, C++, SQL, ODBC, and JDBC), EMPRESS is also unsurpassed in functionality.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>EMPRESS is a reliable, zero-maintenance database that delivers predictable and deterministic response.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'><img align="left" src="gif/image008.jpg" width="271" height="213" border="0">“When your needs are very basic, a database like SQLite, or even a flat system, will probably suffice.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But in the embedded world, where demands on technology and applications are constantly increasing in complexity and intelligence, you need to consider a more sophisticated, multi-user, robust database like Empress,” states John Kornatowski, president of Empress Software. “And by the way, we ran some benchmarks of Empress versus SQLite on the Google Nexus One using the SD card.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Empress used JDBC and SQLite used its Android interface and we found that Empress ran much faster than SQLite.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In fact, SQLite ran slower than a 20 ton statue of a dead dog.”</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'>For a screenshot, please visit:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><a href="http://pr-2010.empressconferences.com/android/"><span style='mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'><span style='font-family:Verdana'>http://pr-2010.empressconferences.com/android/</span></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>About Empress Software Inc.</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:7pt;"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Empress Software develops and supports the EMPRESS Ultra Embedded Database management system worldwide. EMPRESS is a full-featured, high-performance database designed for embedded developers working with Android, Linux, UNIX, Windows and real-time operating systems. EMPRESS has been utilized successfully in diverse embedded fields including<b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'> </span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>networking & telecom, control & automation, automotive, security, military & defense, data acquisition & instrumentation</span>. For more information, check our web site at </span><a href="http://www.empress.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'>www.empress.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> or send e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:info@empress.com"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>info@empress.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman"'> or call Empress at 3</span>01-220-1919.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:13pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:13pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:13pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="line-height:150%; margin-left:13pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p align=left style="text-align:left; margin-left:13;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p align=left style="text-align:left; margin-left:13;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Verdana"></font></span></p> <p align=left style="text-align:left; margin-left:13;"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></font></p> </blockquote> <p> <PRE style="margin-left:7;" align="right"><B> <font face="Arial">Empress Software Inc. 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