MICROSOFT AND METROWERKS INTEGRATE JAVA WITH ACTIVEX ON THE MACINTOSH;
MACINTOSH USERS TO GET EXCITING INTERNET APPLICATIONS WITH MICROSOFT
INTERNET EXPLORER

REDMOND, WASH - MAY 14, 1996 - Microsoft Corp. today announced a pact with
Metrowerks Inc. in which Metrowerks will integrate Microsoft ActiveX
technologies with Java in its industry-leading CodeWarrior line of
application development products for the Apple Macintosh operating system.
The agreement enables developers to create rich, powerful Internet
applications for the Macintosh platform while taking advantage of their
existing investments and favorite development tools.

BEST OF THE DESKTOP, BEST OF THE INTERNET

Metrowerks will enable the creation of both Java applets and ActiveX
controls based on the Component Object Model (COM) in CodeWarrior
products. Macintosh developers will be able to use CodeWarrior products to
write Java applets that work with ActiveX controls on the Macintosh
platform. Because Metrowerks and Microsoft are working together, Macintosh
developers can feel confident that the Java applications they write will
run seamlessly on both the Windows operating system and the Macintosh.

"Working with Microsoft to provide enriched interoperability between Java
and ActiveX through CodeWarrior and Microsoft Internet Explorer will
provide Macintosh developers with more options to build great Internet
applications," said Greg Galanos, president and CEO of Metrowerks.
"Through the integration of the CodeWarrior Java Virtual Machine in
Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, developers will be able to
live-test their applications running directly in a production environment.
With the integration of Java and ActiveX, Macintosh users' experience of
the Internet will be fundamentally enhanced."

The Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser version 3.0 for the Macintosh,
due to be released later this year, will include Java integration with
ActiveX. Metrowerks will ship Microsoft Internet Explorer for the
Macintosh with all its CodeWarrior products for use by developers.

Macintosh developers will be able to build ActiveX-based applications using
the same Metrowerks tools already familiar to them. More than 80 percent
of Macintosh developers use Metrowerks application development tools
today.

"ActiveX integrated with Java on the Macintosh gives us a tremendous
opportunity to build exciting Internet applications," said Amanda Walker
at InterCon Systems Corp. "InterCon's business is built on products that
deliver seamless functional equivalence across Windows and Macintosh
platforms. By supporting ActiveX on the Mac, Microsoft and Metrowerks are
multiplying the developer leverage provided by both companies' development
tools. This will reduce the cost of delivering high-quality Internet
applications across multiple hardware platforms."."

MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER TO BRING ACTIVE CONTENT TO MAC USERS

Microsoft in turn will use CodeWarrior technology to develop future
versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh and will use the
Java Virtual Machine technology from Metrowerks in Microsoft Internet
Explorer for the Macintosh.

"Our engineers are experiencing the power of Metrowerks' CodeWarrior and
the Power Plant applications framework firsthand," said John Ludwig, vice
president of the Internet platforms and tools division at Microsoft.
"Integrating these great, high-productivity tools with Java and ActiveX is
a huge win for developers. This announcement means that Macintosh users
will now have the richest Java implementation with Microsoft Internet
Explorer for the Macintosh."

SECURITY FOR INTERNET APPLICATIONS

Metrowerks will also provide Macintosh developers with World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) code-signing technology, supported by many companies
including Microsoft, VeriSign Inc. and GTE Corp. Digital signature support
in CodeWarrior will enable Macintosh developers to sign their code,
allowing users to download Internet applications with greater confidence.

MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR ACTIVEX

This announcement with Metrowerks builds on Microsoft's earlier
announcements with Macromedia Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. to bring ActiveX
to the Macintosh platform. Microsoft introduced ActiveX technologies in
March to thousands of developers attending the Microsoft Professional
Developers Conference - Building Internet Applications. ActiveX
technologies make it easy for the broadest range of software developers
and Web designers to build dynamic content for the Internet and the PC.
More than 100 ISVs already ship products that support ActiveX today, and
many more are developing such products.

Through ActiveX technologies, static Web pages come alive with a new
generation of active content, including animation, 3-D virtual reality,
video and other multimedia content. ActiveX technologies embrace Internet
standards and are being delivered on multiple platforms, giving users a
rich, open framework for innovation while taking full advantage of their
investment in applications, tools and source code.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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