Phoenix Technologies Introduces Industry's First PCMCIA Solution Designed
For Special Purpose PCs

"PC Cards for the Planet" - Phoenix PicoCard Enables PCMCIA Functionality
for Embedded and Hand- held PCs, and Internet Appliances

SANTA CLARA, CA (FEB 5, 1996) -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC),
a leading supplier of essential software for PC manufacturers, today
announced Phoenix PicoCard , the first PCMCIA software designed
specifically for the emerging Special Purpose PC market. Special Purpose
PCs include hand-held organizers, smart phones, and new consumer
appliances like internet terminals and set -top boxes, as well as a wide
range of industrial applications. Phoenix PicoCard uses a unique (patent
pending) software architecture to provide full PCMCIA functionality in a
fraction of the memory space of previous solutions, even in systems using
less than 1Mb of RAM, common in this new emerging market. PC Cards are
increasingly being used for communication, personal storage, and expanded
capabilities for these systems.

"Phoenix PicoCard ushers in a new era of PC Card capabilities for this new
emerging market," said Gayn Winters, CTO of Phoenix Technologies. "Phoenix
is committed to bringing innovative new products to market that are
unsurpassed in quality, timeliness, and functionality. Phoenix PicoCard is
a perfect example of this commitment as it will provide full PCMCIA
functionality for hundreds of cards in a new generation of appliance
systems, including emerging products like the $500 PC."

Phoenix PicoCard leverages years of Phoenix experience helping define the
PC Card standard as well as the Phoenix Pico Group's experience in
developing software specifically for the emerging Special Purpose PC
market. The Phoenix Pico Group is already the world's leading supplier of
system enabling software to this new market. PicoCard provides PC Card
recognition, configuration, and robust power management for hundreds of PC
Cards, including FAX/Modems, Network Adapters, Wireless Adapters, and
Storage cards. Phoenix PicoCard provides the ability to boot the system
from a variety of PC Cards, including the new generation of Flash
Translation Layer (FTL) FLASH cards. PicoCard also provides a Platform
Verification Service to OEMs to certify their platforms for compatibility
with hundreds of the new cards.

"Phoenix PicoCard delivers high-quality product capabilities and reflects
Phoenix Technology's commitment to the needs of the hand-held market, said
Chris Noble, General Manager of Information Services at Geoworks. "With
Geoworks' focus on efficiency in operating system design we have elected
to incorporate this superior technology in GEOS 3.0 which will ship in
consumer computing devices this year." GEOS is the operating system on the
new HP OmniGo 100 and Phoenix PICO recently signed a multi-year agreement
with Hewlett Packard to provide software technology, including Phoenix
PicoCard, on their new hand-held systems.

Phoenix PicoCard improves traditional PCMCIA software solutions by
providing full PCMCIA functionality in one-third of the required memory
space. Phoenix PicoCard also eliminates the need for point- enablers,
PCMCIA drivers that support only one or two cards.

The Phoenix PICO Group provides system enabling and system enhancing
software for Special Purpose PCs to industry leading OEMs such as Radisys,
Telxon, Norand, Sharp, JVC, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Fujitsu, NEC, and
many others. Information on Phoenix PICO Products, including educational
papers on using x86 architecture for Special Purpose PCs, is available
on-line.

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. is a worldwide leader supplying essential
software to PC manufacturers. The company's system-level software
products, such as PhoenixBIOS, NoteBIOS, PhoenixPICO, and PhoenixCard
Manager, allow PC manufacturers to increase product differentiation,
reduce product cycle time to market and reduce internal engineering costs.
Capitalizing on its unique position and resources, Phoenix is developing
an expanding family of software products, including Phoenix Telephony
Suite and Phoenix MUSE, that increase personal computer functionality and
make PCs easier to use. Information on all Phoenix Technologies products
is available on the Worldwide Web.

 
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