SQA and Mitsubishi Corporation Sign Multi-Million Dollar Strategic
Agreement to Distribute SQA's Leading Products for Testing Enterprise
Client/Server Applications in Japan.

Multi-million dollar strategic alliance brings localized versions, training
and support of SQA Suite to Japan; deal enhances SQA and Mitsubishi
Corporation's position in the Japanese client/server market.

WOBURN, MASS. -- JANUARY 19, 1996 --SQA, INC. (NASDAQ: SQAX), the leader in
automated testing of Microsoft&reg Windows&reg client/server applications,
and Mitsubishi Corporation, one of Japan's leading general trading
companies with 232 offices in 87 countries, today announced the signing of
a comprehensive strategic alliance between the two companies.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mitsubishi Corporation will localize the
32-bit version of SQA Suite and market the Japanese version to end-users
directly through its Computer Business Department, as well as through
Mitsubishi Corporation's extensive network of value- added resellers. In
addition to localizing the following SQA products - SQA Robot, SQA
Manager, SQA LoadTest, and SQA Process - Mitsubishi Corporation will
translate and deliver SQA's documentation, tutorials, and consulting and
training curriculums. In return for the localization effort and a
multi-million dollar royalty commitment, SQA has granted Mitsubishi
Corporation exclusive marketing and distribution rights for the Japanese
version of SQA Suite.

"Signing a world-class partner such as Mitsubishi Corporation is a strong
endorsement of SQA's leadership position in the client/server testing
market", said Ron Nordin, President and CEO of SQA. "Mitsubishi
Corporation has a proven track-record of bringing 'best-of-breed'
client/server solutions to the Japanese market, including Forte and Gupta.
We are delighted to be working with Mitsubishi Corporation, and look
forward to providing world-class testing solutions to the Japanese
market."

"After a thorough investigation of the market, it became clear that SQA is
the leading provider of testing solutions for enterprise-level
client/server applications," said Masuyuki Annen, General Manager,
Computer Business Department, Mitsubishi Corporation. "We foresee
tremendous demand for the localized version of SQA Suite in Japan and look
forward to our strategic relationship with SQA."

SQA Suite delivers seamlessly-integrated testing for enterprise
client/server applications developed for the Windows platform. Built on an
integrated, open network test repository, SQA Suite combines leading-edge
client/server testing power, comprehensive management tools, and a formal
methodology to set the standard for testing Windows client/server
applications. Comprised of four leading-edge products from SQA - the SQA
Process testing methodology; SQA Manager for test planning and defect
management; SQA Robot for test script generation and execution; and SQA
LoadTest for load, stress and multi-user testing - SQA Suite delivers end-
to-end testing of both the client and server sides of a client/server
application.

"SQA extends its worldwide leadership role in delivering enterprise
client/server testing solutions," said Roger Hodskins, SQA's vice
president of strategic alliances. "The combination of leading technologies
and services from SQA and Mitsubishi Corporation is a milestone in our
strategy to extend our global distribution and support of SQA products.
The growing Japanese client/server market will benefit from this
partnership by having access to and support of localized versions of SQA
products."

ABOUT MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

Mitsubishi Corporation is one of Japan's leading general trading companies,
with 232 offices in 87 countries, which employ approximately 14,000
people. Consolidated total assets as of March 31, 1995, stood at 9.5
trillion yen. Drawing on its considerable expertise in the fields of
information, financing, investment and organization, the Company is able
to offer a broad array of integrated services and undertake investments in
a myriad of exciting growth areas.
 
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