EXHIBIT 99.4



             CENTURA SOFTWARE MOVES TO THE NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jan. 14, 1998 - Centura Software
Corporation (NASDAQ;CNTR - news; formerly Gupta Corporation) announced today
that a NASDAQ listing Qualifications Panel has decided to move Centura to The
NASDAQ SmallCap Market (effective with the opening of business on January 15,
1998) and concurrently issued a temporary exception from the SmallCap tangible
net assets requirement.

Centura was granted listing on the SmallCap until February 27, 1998, when the
Company must evidence compliance with all SmallCap continued inclusion
requirements in effect at that time.  Centura believes that it can meet these
conditions, however, there can be no assurance that it will do so.  For the
duration of the exception, Centura's new NASDAQ symbol will be CNTRC.

"The new management team undertook this assignment late last year with the
understanding that the Company needed to be turned around," said Scott
Broomfield, Centura's CEO.  "We have been diligently working on improving both
the Company's operating performance and its financial structure.  We are
continuing our discussions with interested parties with respect to increasing
our capitalization and, although we can offer no assurances, we are reasonably
optimistic that we will be successful."

ABOUT CENTURA SOFTWARE

Since its inception in 1984, Centura, formerly known as Gupta Corporation, has
enjoyed a rich history of innovation, creating the first client/server DBMS for
PCs.  Its current product lineup includes an embedded database, SQLBASE, and
application development tools, SQL WINDOWS, CENTURA TEAM DEVELOPER, and
QUEST/WEB.  Today, Centura has 26 offices around the world, supporting hundred
thousands of developers who embed its tools in applications used by more than 1
million end users.  Centura is positioning its client/server products to be WEB
capable and Mobile ready.  New Centura products are all YEAR 2000 compliant.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed
in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including the timely shipments of new products, the effect of
competitive pressures and the other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's SEC reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996 and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1997.


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For more information:

Centura Software Corp.
Scott Broomfield
Chief Executive Officer
650-596-3400
www.centurasoft.com

Miller Shandwick Technologies
Lisa J. Kelaita
650-962-9550
ikelaita@shandwick.com


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