CONNECTWARE ANNOUNCES RASTERMEDIA DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH CMS
PERIPHERALS LTD.

Agreement Takes RasterMedia 3-in-1 Multimedia Accelerator Card to UK and
Ireland

Richardson, TX, May 1, 1996 -- Connectware, Inc., an AMP company, today
announced an exclusive distribution agreement with CMS Peripherals Ltd., a
distribution firm in the UK and Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement,
CMS Peripherals will distribute Connectware's RasterMedia multimedia
accelerator card.

The RasterMedia card is a 1 MB and 2 MB VRAM multimedia accelerator that
integrates graphics, video and sound functions onto a single PCI board, a
combination that has to date required multiple boards. CMS Peripherals
also will distribute Connectware RasterMedia Tuner companion boards, which
offer TV tuner capability.

Integrating high-quality video playback, high-performance graphics
acceleration, and industry-standard audio, including wavetable synthesis
onto a single board, the RasterMedia card's sophisticated VRAM-based
combination exceeds the performance of 64-bit DRAM graphics accelerators.

"The Connectware agreement with CMS Peripherals extends the RasterMedia
card market base beyond our existing distribution network, taking it into
the European market," said Tim Sullivan, President and CEO of Connectware.
"With this expansion, European home and business PC users can now access
high-end performance video and imaging solutions previously available only
in Sun and UNIX environments."

"As the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of the Connectware RasterMedia
card, CMS Peripherals will introduce the ideal accelerator card for any
multimedia application," said Mike Capstick, Marketing Manager at CMS
Peripherals. "The RasterMedia card is the perfect tool for building
multimedia presentations and video conferencing capabilities, and SOHO PC
users will have access to a multimedia solution which is totally
compatible with all games."

CMS Peripherals Ltd., a trade only distributor, was established in 1988 and
operates in both the UK and Ireland. One hundred percent focused on
storage, CMS Peripherals is a distributor for key manufacturers including
Hewlett-Packard, Exabyte, MicroSolutions, Tandberg, Iomega and
Micropolis.

Connectware, Inc., Richardson, Texas, was founded in September 1993 and is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMP Incorporated in Harrisburg, PA.
Connectware is an emerging leader in multimedia and advanced networking
technologies. The company's technology focus addresses not only today's
traditional LANs, but also the convergence of LANs and WANs through
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) workstation interfaces and network
switches.

Connectware provides communication integration through software and
hardware offerings, imaging/video solutions to the desktop and custom
software applications development. Connectware has sales and marketing
offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Product
development is conducted in Texas, California, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, Florida and India.

AMP is the world's leading supplier of connectors and interconnection
systems, serving customers around the world in a wide range of markets
from consumer goods to communications and computer systems. Employing over
40,000 people in 200 facilities in the United States and 39 other
countries, the company had a record $5.2 billion sales in 1995.

Editorial inquiries my be directed to Connectware Public Relations at
214/997-4439.
 
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