SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY ACQUIRES LEADING SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION MANUFACTURER
ONDEMAND SOFTWARE INC.

NETWORLD + INTEROP (Las Vegas) April 2, 1996 - Seagate Technology announced
the acquisition of OnDemand Software Inc., publishers of WinINSTALL. One
of the fastest growing network software distribution manufacturers,
OnDemand adds an industry-leading network management technology to
Seagate's Enterprise Management Software group (SEMS). OnDemand's product,
WinINSTALL, regarded as the best software distribution product by both
industry press and IT administrators, automates installation, upgrades and
uninstalls of network applications throughout the enterprise.

WININSTALL INTEGRATION

Seagate WinINSTALL is now an integral component of SEMS East overall
product strategy to deliver best-of-breed network management applications
that are NOS-independent, aid in server and desktop management, and
functionally integrate into powerful suite solutions. WinINSTALL supports
both 16 and 32 bit applications for all Windows platforms, including
Windows 95 and Windows NT. Available as a powerful point solution capable
of solving software distribution problems in networks of all sizes,
Seagate WinINSTALL is a key component of the new Seagate Desktop
Management Suite, which functionally integrates Seagate WinINSTALL,
Seagate WinLAND, and the remote control application Proxy. Then integrated
together, the new Desktop Management Suite delivers the advanced network
management capabilities of inventory-based software distribution, remote
software distribution, and remote inventory management.

The acquisition also provides expanded development capabilities, a proven
corporate telesales team as well as a unique product integration with
Microsoft's Systems Manager Server (SMS) solution to Seagate's software
capabilities.

"The integration of WinINSTALL continues to fulfill our commitment to
deliver the best point and suite network management solutions to the
market," said Tom Yerkes, president of SEMS-East. "WinINSTALL's ability to
provide integration and support for all major network management system
further illustrates our overall strategy to support our industry
colleagues and their platforms."

"We share a common vision and are proud to join the Seagate Software team,"
said Neal Ater, president of OnDemand Software. "This will enable us to
achieve levels of integration previously unobtainable."

Seagate purchased OnDemand Software Inc. for $13 million in cash. In
connection with this transaction, Seagate anticipates that it will incur a
one-time write-off of in-process research and development of approximately
$8.5 to 9 million during its third quarter ended March 29, 1996.

ORGANIZATION

OnDemand currently has a sales, marketing and support organization located
in Naples, Florida and a development team located in Takoma Park,
Maryland. In the new organization, Ater will serve as chief operating
office of Naples and Takoma Park and report to Yerkes. Mel Raff, OnDemand
vice president of development will report to Roy Rezac, vice president of
development for SEMS-East.

ABOUT SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Seagate Technology, Inc. is a data technology company that provides
products for storing, managing and accessing digital information on the
world's computer and data communications systems. Seagate is the largest
independent disc drive and related component company in the world.
Seagate's home page address on the World Wide Web is
http://www.seagate.com.

ABOUT SEAGATE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - EAST

Seagate Enterprise Management Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Seagate Technology, develops applications and tools in the area of data
management, including information management and reporting, enterprise
management, and storage management. SEMS-East focuses on LAN management
needs and is an industry leader in the development of network management
software applications for Microsoft Windows NT and Novell NetWare LANS and
WANs. SEMS-East is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and can be
contacted at (800) 234-3793.
 
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