SANTA ANA, Calif., – January 28, 2000 – StarBase Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAS), a leading provider of eBusiness Life Cycle Management Solutions, today announced a partnership with pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a premier provider of process, organizational, and project management solutions. pragma SYSTEMS’ technology consists of the processMax® family of intranet Web products that manage software development processes, and include defined processes that provide full compliance with the Capability Maturity Model® for Software (CMM®) developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). This partnership will enhance both companies’ product offerings and is the first stage in a relationship that will include product integration and co-marketing programs.

"pragma SYSTEMS’ processMax technology enables our customers to quickly and easily establish their application development processes," commented Lydia Patterson, vice president StarBase products group. "This activity can be cumbersome and time consuming, especially when there is a need to customize a process for each project. processMax is the only technology that lets organizations begin with a process that is guaranteed to be CMM-compliant and yet can be customized. Furthermore, processMax’s automated workflow can similarly be customized, providing a high degree of support for a variety of development processes."

"StarBase’s StarTeam technology provides a particularly flexible and robust solution for configuration management in a collaborative environment," said Rebecca Bowerman, pragma SYSTEMS’ president. "The combined solution greatly enhances the power and applicability of both products. With the integration of the two technologies, processes can be defined and controlled by workflow capabilities in processMax, and the process deliverables brought under configuration control in StarTeam. With the addition of StarTeam, our customers are provided with an exceptional environment for managing both process and change."

Using intranet Web technology, processMax provides step-by-step procedures, integrated document management, and automated workflow for managing software development projects, enabling increased productivity with fewer defects. Developers can concentrate on developing software rather than on developing the software process. With processMax, organizations can achieve compliance with the CMM nearly five times faster than with conventional methods, and pragma Systems guarantees success. pragma SYSTEMS has been in the CMM-based assessment and improvement business since 1990, and is the market leader in CMM-compliant software management products.

The StarBase technology is a complete family of user-friendly software products designed to support the life cycle management of eBusiness applications. StarTeam, the flagship configuration management technology, enables teams of geographically dispersed people to collaborate on application development by managing team discussions, required changes and resulting tasks. The recently announced StarGate SDK provides open programmable access to the StarTeam Server and connectivity to best-of-breed eBusiness products from industry leading companies. The StarGate SDK is key to the execution of the recently announced StarBase eCycle strategy, providing a unique gateway solution for connecting third party products like processMax.

pragma SYSTEMS provides products that help managers and developers efficiently and effectively manage software development projects—redirecting energy into increased productivity and quality. pragma SYSTEMS leads the industry in intranet web products for managing software development. pragma SYSTEMS Corporation is located in Reston, Virginia. Tel: (703) 796-0010 ext. 11. Fax: (703) 796-1133.

StarBase Corporation is a leading provider eBusiness Life Cycle Management Solutions for the enterprise. The StarBase eCycle technology offers a complete family of user-friendly software products that enable teams of people to collaborate in the production of Web sites, e-Commerce and business critical applications. StarTeam, a prime component of eCycle, received "Two Thumbs Up" from New Media in May 1999, Four Stars from Software Development in August 1999, was named the 25^th fastest growing ISV for Windows by Microsoft and CMP Media in April 1999, and "Best of the Test Center" by InfoWorld in January 1998. Leading organizations such as Hollywood Entertainment, Bank of America, Boeing, Dell Corporation, Intel Corporation, Sprint, and Xerox have chosen StarTeam to aid in their development projects. StarBase is located at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 800, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Tel: (714) 445-4400. Fax: (714) 445-4404. Visit StarBase’s Web site at www.starbase.com.

StarBase and its product names are trademarks of StarBase Corporation. All other product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

processMax is a registered trademark of pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Capability Maturity Model and CMM are registered marks of Carnegie Mellon University.