WANG, MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE IMAGING SOFTWARE FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95;
PROVIDES BUILT-IN SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENT-IMAGINGAPPLICATIONS

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE NOW WITHOUT CHARGE OVER INTERNET

BILLERICA, MASS. AND REDMOND, WASH. ---JAN. 16, 1996--- Wang and Microsoft
Corp. today announced the release of imaging software developed by Wang
for the Windows 95 operating system. The software provides built-in
support for new document-imaging applications by enabling users of
Microsoft Windows 95 to scan, view, annotate, manage, store and share
faxes, paper documents and electronic images.  The software is available
now over the Internet and major online services. It will also
beincorporated into future versions of the Windows operating system.

With the new Windows 95-based imaging software, a user can transform any
paper or fax-based information into an electronic image that can be
stored, filed, retrieved, edited, annotated, printed, faxed and shared.
This eliminatesthe need to manage and store paper documents such as
handwritten meeting notes, memoranda and business correspondence. The
software also includes powerful 32-bit OLE interfaces that allow
developers to create image-enabled applications easily.

"Users of Windows 95 will now have easy-to-use, high-performance imaging
software that can change the way they work and communicate," said Brad
Silverberg, senior vice president of the personal systems division at
Microsoft. "Wang's commitment to providing cost-effective and reliable
imaging software is a true benefit to customers."

"The Wang imaging software for Windows 95 makes an important technology
immediately available to millions of people worldwide, "said Bob Weiler,
president, Wang Software. "Working with Microsoft, Wang has made desktop
document imaging a pervasive and inexpensive mainstream application. It
will accelerate the broad deployment of imaging and workflow as business
productivity tools."

USERS, DEVELOPERS GAIN UNPRECEDENTED IMAGING ACCESS

The imaging software for Windows 95 provides an open, standard way to
handle image documents and to view faxes through Microsoft Exchange Inbox.
For example, in an office environment, the easy-to-use, intuitive
interface enables users to transform paper and faxes into useful
electronic documents as bit-mapped or rasterized images in black and
white, grayscale or color. The software supports Windows 95 Explorer,
standard Windows 95-based printers and fax products, as well as popular
electronic mail systems such as Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft
Mail.

The imaging software provides developers and integrators with standard
interfaces and components for creating image-enabled applications and for
customizing or controlling Windows 95 capabilities. These interfaces
include the following:

   OLE COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY to add image documents to Windows-based
   personal productivity and database-driven applications

   OLE AUTOMATION for integrating imaging into existing line of
   business applications

   OLE CONTROLS for building new applications using a broad range
   of popular developer tools

COMMITMENT TO BACK-END SERVER INTEGRATION

In the first half of 1996, Wang will provide connections between client
imaging software available for Microsoft Windows 95 and Wang's other
imaging software products. The connections will enable users to access and
retrieve images stored on any Wang image server. In addition, Wang plans
to incorporate the new OLE interfaces into its entire workflow and imaging
product line, offering further integration capabilities between the
desktop and back-end server software products.

A SIGNIFICANT RESULT OF THE WANG AND MICROSOFT ALLIANCE

The imaging software is a significant result of the broad alliance between
Wang and Microsoft announced last April. This alliance will bring improved
document-imaging and work-management capabilities to all users of Windows
95 and the Windows NTTM operating system. As part of the alliance, Wang
was designated Microsoft's preferred workflow and imaging vendor and is
working closely with Microsoft to define the MAPI Workflow Framework for
enabling interoperability between production workflow systems and
messaging environments such as Microsoft Exchange.

EASY, CONVENIENT ACCESS OVER THE INTERNET

The new imaging software for Windows 95 is available immediately worldwide
through the Internet (http://www.microsoft.com/windows and
http://www.wang.com) and will be available through other Microsoft online
services.

The software is available immediately in seven languages. This includes
U.S. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. The
software will also be available on the April Microsoft Developer Network
CD.

Wang Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:WANG) is a recognized worldwide leader in
workflow, integrated imaging, document management and network storage
management for client/server open systems and a major worldwide provider
of integration and support services for office software and networks.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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