QUARTERDECK ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP OF THE NEWS CHANNEL FOR THE
POINTCAST NETWORK

PCN Will Run Animated Commercials for Quarterdeck Products

MARINA DEL REY, CALIF., FEBRUARY 13, 1996 --- QUARTERDECK CORP. (NASDAQ:
QDEK) TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP OF THE
NEWS CHANNEL ON PCN - THE POINTCAST NETWORK. PCN IS A FREE SERVICE THAT
BROADCASTS NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER, AND BUSINESS INFORMATION ON THE USER'S
SCREEN, EITHER THROUGH THE PCN APPLICATION OR AS THE USER'S SCREEN SAVER.
NEWS IS SENT TO THE USER VIA THE INTERNET AND UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY ON A
REGULAR SCHEDULE IF THE USER HAS A PERMANENT CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET.

The PCN interface has buttons to switch between channels for News,
Business, Sports, Entertainment, and Stock updates. One window on the PCN
interface is dedicated to a rotating series of animated advertisements,
and 30-second animations highlighting WebCompass and WebTalk will be among
the series of ads. In addition, PCN's built-in browser will have a hotlink
back to Quarterdeck's home page.

When the PCN screen saver is active, it cycles news reports, business,
weather, and entertainment information on the screen along with
advertisements. When news reports are being presented, Quarterdeck's logo
and sponsorship is displayed along with the news.

"We think the PointCast Network is one of the more innovative methods for
delivering information across the Internet," said Koen Bouwers, vice
president of marketing for Quarterdeck. "It will allow advertisers, in
this case Quarterdeck, to realize this medium's potential. Through PCN, we
can create awareness of our products and provide customers an immediate
link back to our home page."

"We are pleased to have Quarterdeck as the exclusive sponsor of our News
channel," said Christopher Hassett, chairman and CEO of PointCast.
"Quarterdeck is known as a leading provider of Internet products and
therefore, we are pleased they have taken a leadership stance in regard to
PCN."

A beta version of PCN is available from the PointCast Web server at
http://www.pointcast.com/ . The official release is planned for April.

About PointCast

PointCast was founded in 1992 to provide current news and information
services to users via the Internet. The company has received more than $12
million in venture capital funding from Mohr Davidow Ventures, Merrill
Pickard Anderson and Eyre, and Benchmark Capital. Top management at
PointCast is composed of former executives from Adobe Systems, Oracle,
Lotus Development, and Ziff-Davis Publishing. The Board of Directors
includes Charles Geschke, Chairman and CEO of Adobe, Sandy Climan,
Executive Vice President of MCA/Universal, and representatives from the
company and its investors.

About Quarterdeck

Quarterdeck Corporation is a pioneer in the development of software
products in four strategic business areas: Utilities, Internet Solutions,
Internet Services, and Communications. The company has led the industry in
bringing utilities solutions to the Windows and DOS environments with its
award-winning QEMM memory management software. The company also offers an
entire line of powerful, next-generation Internet tools for corporate,
small business and individual users, including the award-winning
WebCompass, and the company's first product in the Communications market,
WebTalk.

Quarterdeck Corporation's headquarters are located at 13160 Mindanao Way,
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

The Dublin, Ireland office serves as its European headquarters, with
offices in England, France, Germany, and Australia. Further product
availability and pricing information can be obtained by calling (310)
309-3700, by accessing Quarterdeck's Internet Web site at
http://www.quarterdeck.com/ , or by sending an e-mail request to
info@quarterdeck.com .

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ellen Spooren
Quarterdeck Corporation
(310) 309-4221
spooren@quarterdeck.com

Kevin Bourke
Brodeur & Partners
(617) 622-2800
kbourke@brodeur.com

Jeanette Braaten
PointCast P.R.
(408) 253-0894
jbraaten@pointcast.com
 
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