Intergraph's InterServe Web-300 Wins Editor's Choice Award from Network
Computing Magazine

HUNTSVILLE, AL, MAY 29, 1996 -- Intergraph Computer Systems announced today
that its InterServe Web-300 web server was named Editor's Choice by
Network Computing magazine. Announced in the publication's May 1 issue,
the award goes to the system that best meets the editors' definition of an
Internet server: "a complete solution with all essential Internet services
in a single package designed to be easy to configure and maintain."

The Network Computing editors chose the Web-300 over three UNIX-based
systems, namely Sun Microsystems' Netra i, the Berkeley Software Design
Inc. (BSDI) Internet Server, and the Caldera Network Desktop. Intergraph
was the sole vendor submitting a Windows NT-based solution.

According to the Network Computing article, the Web-300 won because "...
Intergraph is a notch ahead with its well-rounded package. Not only was
installing (the Web-300) simple, with clear directions for each step, but
the package gives the user a head start in Web authoring."

The Web-300's "well-rounded" package combines the high-performance
architecture of the InterServe hardware - based on a 150 MHz Pentium Pro
processor - with the Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 network operating
system, Microsoft Corp.'s new Internet Information Server, Metainfo's DNS
server and mail server (SMTP/POP service), Intergraph's own Transcend
language translation software, and Microsoft's HTML authoring tools. In
addition, Intergraph has signed a deal to bundle the Excite search engine
from Excite Inc. with new InterServe Web Servers.

WINDOWS NT MAKING INROADS ON WEB

"We're pleased that a publication like Network Computing recognizes the
superiority of our servers and chose InterServe as the preferred web
server," said Wade Patterson, president of Intergraph Computer Systems.
"It shows that the industry realizes our Windows NT-based web servers are
more than viable alternatives to RISC/UNIX-based systems; they are better
solutions overall."

The Web-300 got a boost in the ranking for the awards because it depends on
the easy-to-use Windows NT operating system for system and user
administration. For example, the remote administration utilities and
graphical user interface of Windows NT were much more straightforward than
the remote terminal sessions required by the BSDI and Caldera machines.

"The fact that Intergraph won this award using Microsoft Web technology
demonstrates that Microsoft is on track with our Internet strategy," said
Craig Fiebig, Group Product Manager, Internet Servers at Microsoft. "With
companies like Intergraph creating turnkey solutions, customers will
accelerate their rapid move to Windows NT Server as their Internet
platform."

Judges of the recent C/NET Awards for Internet Excellence agreed that
Windows NT-based InterServe Web Servers are making their mark on the
market, naming the InterServe Web-30 as a finalist in their awards.
According to a publication announcing the winners, "The UNIX operating
system is not the only game in town when it comes to Web servers.
Recently, Windows NT has made great inroads by providing an easy-to-use
yet powerful operating environment, and Intergraph has been one of the
leaders in offering full-featured Web servers based on NT."

UNEQUALED PRICE/PERFORMANCE

Not only do InterServe Web Servers offer a more complete feature set than
RISC/UNIX-based web servers. They also provide more performance for your
dollar. As proof, Intergraph recently compared an InterServe Web-300 and a
SGI WebForce-S using SGI's own benchmark, entitled Webstone. The
InterServe Web-300 provides performance similar to the WebForce-S at 50
percent lower cost (see chart below).

WEBSTONE PRICE/PERFORMANCE RESULTS

                           Conections
   System          Price   per second  Throughput     $ per    $/Mbit
                                       (Mbit/sec.)  Connection

SGI WebForce-S    $18,950     395          21.16       $48       $895
  InterServe      $12,350     382          20.36       $32       $607
    Web-300

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The InterServe Web-300 is available now at a U.S. list price of $11, 900.
This price includes a 150 MHz Pentium Pro processor (upgradeable to dual
processors), 32 MB of system memory (expandable to 256 MB), a 2 GB hard
disk drive, Ethernet networking, and all the operating system and web
software described in the paragraphs above. One day of free onsite
implementation service is also included.

INTERGRAPH BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Intergraph Computer Systems develops, manufactures, sells, and supports
computer systems for the creative and technical desktop -- the combination
of compatible applications and personal productivity tools in a single
desktop computer. Hardware products include Pentium Pro/Windows NT- based
graphics workstations and servers. A member of the Fortune 1000,
Intergraph is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying
interactive computer graphics systems.

We can also be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.intergraph.com
 
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