REVELATION SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES REVELATION VIP 2.0 FOR LOTUS NOTES

The First Windows 95 Development Tool for Lotus Notes Release 4

ORLANDO, Fla. -- January 22, 1996 -- Revelation Software today unveiled at
Lotusphere 96 REVELATION VIP 2.0 FOR LOTUS NOTES, the first visual
programming tool for Notes Release 4 with native 32-bit support for
Windows 95/Windows NT.

Through its unique Visual Linking technology, ViP 2.0 enables developers to
take advantage of Notes R4 features and extend existing Notes applications
into highly visual, event-oriented Windows 95-exploitive applications.
Support for Notes R4 means developers can benefit from features such as
LotusScript 3.0 and full viewing, editing, and updating of all Notes data,
including Notes Rich Text. ViP's Windows 95 compliance includes support
for the Windows 95 user interface controls and OLE 2 automation.

With ViP 2.0, developers can deploy applications that run on Windows 3.1,
Windows 95, and Windows NT 3.51 without modification. ViP 2.0 also offers
backwards compatibility with Notes Release 3.

"Our goal is to be the premier supplier to the Lotus Notes development
market," said Steve Sneddon, Revelation's executive vice president of R&D
and chief technology officer. ViP is a substantial leap forward for Notes
developers because it brings together everything they need to create
world-class 32-bit Notes applications: Notes R4, Windows 95/ Windows NT,
LotusScript, and our Visual Linking. No other software tools company has
demonstrated this level of commitment to and focus on this market. In
addition, it establishes a technology base from which we can satisfy their
future requirements on the Internet and other leading groupware
platforms.

NATIVE NOTES R4 SUPPORT

As the first third-party development tool for Notes R4, Revelation ViP 2.0
offers the Notes developer these features:

* LOTUSSCRIPT 3.0 -- Through a licensing arrangement with Lotus-IBM, ViP
2.0 enables developers to use LotusScript 3.0, the BASIC-compatible
scripting language common to Lotus products such as Lotus Word Pro, Lotus
Forms, and Lotus Notes Release 4.

* NOTES RICH TEXT -- ViP is the only tool that enables developers to create
Notes applications that browse, launch, edit, and update Notes Rich Text
data.

* HIERARCHICAL FOLDERS -- ViP 2.0 developers can now easily exploit the new
Hierarchical Folders that are part of Notes R4's user interface.

* COMPATIBILITY WITH NOTES R3 OR R4 -- ViP 16-bit applications can run with
either the Notes R4 16-bit client or with Notes R3 without any
modifications.

NATIVE 32-BIT WINDOWS 95 DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION

Since Notes is designed to be a multi-platform computing environment, it
must support a lowest-common-denominator set of functionality, providing
seamless application portability across all Notes platforms. ViP, designed
exclusively for the Windows environment, provides access to the unique
user-interface and operating system features that maximize the 32-bit
Windows environment. ViP 2.0 delivers this functionality to Notes users:

* NEW DESIGNER INTERFACE -- ViP 2.0 is a full Windows 95-exploitive
development environment offering Notes developers a rich set of Windows 95
controls, including tab control, tree control, image list, list view,
progress bar, slider, spin control, and Microsoft RTF. The ViP Designer
itself has a new Windows 95 look and feel as well.

* DEPLOYMENT ON WINDOWS 3.1, WINDOWS 95, AND WINDOWS NT -- ViP developers
can deploy their applications on all current Windows client platforms.

* SUPPORT FOR OLE 2.0 -- ViP supports OLE 2 automation, in-place and
out-of-place manipulation of OLE-embedded objects and links, and a
drag-and-drop interface for putting OLE objects into ViP applications at
design or run-time.

ADDITIONAL KEY FEATURES

ViP 2.0 also offers a host of other improvements, enhancements, and other
assorted features that make Notes development easier.

* UNIQUE VISUAL LINKING -- Visual Linking enables first-time ViP developers
as well as veteran ViP developers to rapidly prototype and create new
applications without programming. Visual Linking teaches you what you want
to do. No other development tool has this powerful feature.

* DIRECT ACCESS TO CORPORATE DATA -- Developers can connect their Notes
applications to RDBMS and legacy data through ViP's Data Object that uses
Microsofts ODBC standard.

* SUPERIOR GRAPHICAL REPORTING AND CHARTING -- ViP's reporting is now
accessible as a full-fledged object. ViPs newly updated charting
capability uses Chart 2.0 including 3-D and other more complex chart
types.

* NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS -- Data-intensive applications can now
exploit extensions to the query syntax for high-performance Notes queries.
New script classes make access to external data and data manipulation
faster than ever.

* SAVING AND REUSE OF APPLICATION COMPONENTS -- Developers can now save and
reuse application components in a Notes database or external file.

* INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SUPPORT -- ViP 2.0 now supports full double- byte
character sets plus all Windows international character sets as well.

NO-COMPROMISES NOTES DEVELOPMENT

For Notes developers, ViP represents a no-compromise environment for
creating robust 32-bit Windows applications. We've made a corporate
commitment to both Notes and Windows 95, said Jean-Pierre Ducondi vice
president of research and development of MFJ International. ViP 2.0 has
dramatically improved the interface and functionality of our Notes
applications. We did not have to sacrifice Windows 95 functionality to
take advantage of Notes R4.

According to Jeffrey Papows, executive vice president and chief operating
officer of Lotus Development Corp, the new release delivers on
Revelation's commitment to ViP customers. Since Revelation's acquisition
of ViP from Lotus, they've taken ViP to new heights, he said. By following
through on their promise to support Notes R4 and Windows 95, the company
has strengthened its offering in the Notes development tools market.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Revelation Software's ViP 2.0 for Lotus Notes is currently in Beta test.
General availability is scheduled for February 29. The product will be
available exclusively through Revelation (800/262-4747) and its
distributors. The product will have a suggested retail price of $1,695 for
individual developer seats. Registered ViP 1.1 users can upgrade for just
$399. For a limited time, Revelation is offering special introductory
savings of $700 off of list price ($150 off the upgrade list price). The
ViP runtime is included in the full development copy of ViP 2.0 and
continues to ship on the Notes R4 Client CD-ROM. The ViP runtime will also
be available on the World-Wide Web at WWW.REVELATION.COM. ViP applications
can be distributed to any Notes Windows client without additional
licensing fees.

ABOUT REVELATION SOFTWARE

Founded in 1987, Revelation Software delivers a suite of software tools and
companion services for developing applications that take full advantage of
and add value to groupware and collaborative computing environments.
Today, the company provides the Revelation product suite -- the first and
only series of tools for professional Lotus Notes development. The suite
addresses the entire range of Notes development, from power users creating
reports to a professional development team creating complex applications.
Today, there are more than one million licensed users of Revelation
products. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with a European
subsidiary in the United Kingdom.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Revelation Software is a subsidiary of Revelation
Technologies.

Revelation Software
181 Harbor Drive
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 973-1000
 
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