Apple's Cyberdog 1.0 Ships

First Integrated Internet Suite Offers Tight Integration Across Internet
Applications and Mac OS

WWDC, SAN JOSE, California--May 13, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced shipment of Cyberdog 1.0, an integrated software suite that
provides easy and intuitive access to Internet resources. Cyberdog was
released to thousands of developers at Apple's Worldwide Developer
Conference. A consumer-oriented version of the product, including broad
distribution, is planned for later this year.

The advantage to Cyberdog is that it offers the first Internet suite of
products with a common look and feel, offering easy drag-and-drop control
across different Internet services, as well as tight integration with the
Mac OS and Macintosh OpenDoc-compliant applications. The result is that
Cyberdog's browser, mail reader, Internet address notebook and news
reading components are completely integrated with one common interface to
accomplish Internet tasks. Cyberdog's integration with the Mac OS and
Macintosh applications embeds Internet resources throughout the user's
work, making Internet connectivity an extension of the desktop. For
example, a user can drag and drop a live URL to the desktop, driving
Internet links from the operating system rather than a browser.

"Internet access has been dominated by the application browser," said Larry
Tesler, vice president of Internet platforms, Apple Computer Inc. "What
Cyberdog offers is a new level of integration by putting Internet access
directly into the Mac OS and Mac applications. Instead of putting
everything into the browser, Cyberdog puts the Internet into everything."

OPENDOC: THE TECHNOLOGY THAT BRINGS WEB INFORMATION ALIVE

Cyberdog is based on advanced technology called OpenDoc that lets disparate
software modules work together as a seamless application. OpenDoc is an
open standard that is available to third-party developers to instantly
make their applications interoperable with other OpenDoc applications, as
well as Internet-enable them with a link to Cyberdog. The benefit of
OpenDoc to end users is that it gives them the freedom to replace one of
Cyberdog's components with one offered by a third- party.

CYBERDOG: TOOLS FOR MANAGING INTERNET USE

Cyberdog also provides DocBuilder, an OpenDoc application that supports
inclusion of Cyberdog components, along with text and graphics. With
Cyberdog's DocBuilder, and the availability of future OpenDoc-enabled word
processing packages, users can create intelligent documents that combine
text, graphics, data and information from the Internet. A single document
can contain previously disconnected combinations of sound, real-time Web
site links, graphics, text and pointers to relevant newsgroups. This
document can be shared among Cyberdog users as "live" text which can be
used to directly access the 'Net.

These documents are a powerful communications tool because they easily
organize and distribute Internet information and resources. A corporate
Internet support organization could use these documents, for example, to
easily direct end users to those Internet resources they considered
valuable.

CYBERDOG: SUPERIOR MAIL AND NEWS-READING FEATURES

In addition to browsers for Web, Gopher, and FTP; telnet, notebooks for
storing Internet addresses, and a log for tracking sites visited, Cyberdog
offers superior mail and news-reading capabilities. For example, Cyberdog
can manage multiple email addresses, allowing users to easily manage
incoming mail from various mailboxes. Mail handlers can identify
prioritized and unwanted mail, and categorize it for the user. A
sophisticated search mechanism helps find emails by content, and can also
archive Internet News Group Information. In addition, the message editor
for mail and newsgroups supports full-styled text, including graphics, and
"CyberItems." CyberItems are icons that represent links to Internet
resources that can be easily clicked on to open and display resources,
including Web sites, newsgroups, telnet sessions or files.

THIRD-PARTY DEVELOPERS OFFER CYBERDOG-FRIENDLY APPLICATIONS

Numerous developers are already actively developing or enhancing
applications to work with Cyberdog. Making an application "dog savvy" is
as easy as supporting OpenDoc, and instantly makes applications
Internet-ready.

For example, Macintosh word processing software vendors such as Claris,
WorldSoft and Digital Harbor are supporting Cyberdog to enable their
applications to develop "live" documents that link to Internet resources.

In addition to Cyberdog-enabled "live" documents, developers are offering a
host of capabilities to Cyberdog users. Addison Wesley is developing
interactive CD-ROM titles that use Cyberdog to retrieve content from the
Internet; Corda Technologies offers a graphing component that uses
Cyberdog to graph information directly to web pages; and OnBase Technology
is offering users an alternative to the standard Cyberdog notebook.

For developers, third-party suppliers are offering several tools to promote
OpenDoc and Cyberdog add-ons. Spyglass is offering a Web Technology Kit
(WTK) that offers components for making applications, services or devices
web-wise. The Spyglass WTK supports Cyberdog as well as HTML browsers,
giving users the option to plug in their preferred browser. ResNova
software has announced the development of a Java applet viewer for
Cyberdog called "CyberJava." This component enables the user to play Java
applets within any OpenDoc document, not just Cyberdog components. Kantara
Development is offering developers "PartMerchant," an online source for
buying and selling OpenDoc components that are based on Cyberdog.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Cyberdog will be distributed free of charge on the Apple Web site
(http://cyberdog.apple.com/). The Golden Master version is available
today, with broader distribution planned for later in the year.

Apple Computer, Inc., a recognized innovator in the information industry
and leader in multimedia technologies, creates powerful solutions based on
easy-to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, personal
digital assistants and Internet content. Headquartered in Cupertino,
California, Apple develops, manufactures, licenses and markets solutions,
products, technologies and services for business, education, consumer,
entertainment, scientific and engineering and government customers in more
than 140 countries.

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1-800-538-9696. Customers outside the U.S. should contact their local
Apple representatives for information.

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