NEXT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES MAJOR CUSTOMER SUCCESSES AND VIGOROUS SALES OF
WEBOBJECTS PRODUCT LINE

Steven P. Jobs Premiers Dynamic Web Applications for New Customers The
Sharper Image and Reebok International ltd.

SPRING INTERNET WORLD '96, SAN JOSE, CALIF.MAY 1, 1996NeXT Software today
announced several new prominent customers demonstrating the vast
acceptance of NeXT's WebObjects product line for developing open, dynamic,
server-based Internet and Intranet applications. To date, sales of
WebObjects to large and small organizations across several industries
total over $2.5 million dollars. A partial list of WebObjects customers
includes:

 Abeille Vie
 Merrill Lynch
 Reebok International Ltd
 Disney
 Mitsubishi
 Subsurface Tools
 Dreamworks SKG
 Motorola
 The Sharper Image
 Fannie Mae
 Poweragent Inc
 UB Networks
 MCI
 Prospex Inc
 WeatherLabs, Inc

"The momentum behind NeXT in the Web marketplace has been phenomenal," said
Mitchell Mandich, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, NeXT Software. "NeXT
is pleased to be helping these notable customers build applications for
their Intranet and Internet websites. Our customers have confirmed that
the WebObjects development environment truly provides a competitive
edge."

Live on-stage during his keynote presentation at Internet World '96 in San
Jose, Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, showcased
compelling customer technologies from The Sharper Image and Reebok
International Ltd.

NEXT &AMP THE SHARPER IMAGE

Less than one month ago Richard Thalheimer, Founder/Chairman and CEO of
retail catalog giant, The Sharper Image, contacted NeXT in a quest to
energize their website. Thalheimer wanted to make The Sharper Image
website a dynamic experience where custom pages would meet the needs of
site visitors using NeXT's WebObjects.

"We wanted The Sharper Image site to provide our customers with a truly
interactive experience," said The Sharper Image's Richard Thalheimer. "By
joining with NeXT we believe that we have set the standard for doing
business on the Web."

By integrating the company website into their existing computing
infrastructure with WebObjects, The Sharper Image will no longer need to
constantly update static web pages. Instead, the website will be
automatically updated when new products are added to the database
management system. The Sharper Image also wanted to allow customers easy
access to products in multiple logical categories. Just as a customer can
walk into a retail store to ask for that perfect gift, The Sharper Image
website will allow online shoppers to receive that same level of service
with interactive web-based queries. The Sharper Image's web catalog orders
are placed online via CyberCat, an order management system developed by
Evergreen Internet, Inc. Other web commerce solutions require building
separate systems and lack tight integration, whereas the seamless
integration of WebObjects has allowed The Sharper Image to easily tie
Internet orders to their existing order management systems.

From concept to completion, The Sharper Image interactive website will go
live with WebObjects shortly after Internet World at
http://www.sharperimage.com.

NEXT & REEBOK INTERNATIONAL

NeXT also demonstrated a sneak preview of how WebObjects will enable Reebok
to create a truly dynamic Reebok Versa Training application on the Planet
Reebok site at http://www.planetreebok.com. Based on individual
preferences, the web application interactively asks users to select a
fitness goal, find their fitness level, and chart their own personalized
fitness program. The program then shows the user which athletic shoes
would be most appropriate based on their answers. As Reebok adds new
footwear, apparel, and equipment to their product lines, WebObjects can
automatically add this information to their website for customers to
view.

"We are excited about the tremendous versatility of WebObjects technology
and look forward to exploring new and exciting ways to develop and enhance
the interactivity of the Planet Reebok website," said Marvin Chow,
Interactive Marketing Manager for Reebok. "WebObjects will give Planet
Reebok the edge to intrigue and inform the consumer in new and exciting
ways."

WEBOBJECTS PRODUCT LINE

The WebObjects product line offers a truly cross-platform and language
independent development environment for building interactive server- based
Web applications for both the Internet and Intranet. NeXT's WebObjects
product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs WEBOBJECTS,
the free entry-level product, allows organizations to easily build dynamic
websites, WEBOBJECTS PRO gives developers the ability to compile reusable
components, scale across multiple machines, and access databases, and
WEBOBJECTS ENTERPRISE brings a corporation's entire computing
infrastructure to the Web.

NEXT SOFTWARE, INC.

NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom
applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's
development software adds value to today's business by shortening the
development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology,
supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to
grow and change with ease.

Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and
professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions.

NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has
offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo.

For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or
call 1-800-TRY-NeXT.

Editor note: For more information about The Sharper Image contact Joshua
Tretakoff at 415/445-6034 and for Reebok contact Kerry Noone at
617/341-7333. A WebObjects Q&A is available at http://www.next.com.
 
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