OpenDoc Momentum Grows as Developers Recognize OpenDoc Advantages for
End-User Products

Apple Makes Key Investments in OpenDoc Technology

WWDC, SAN JOSE, California--May 13, 1996--The popularity of OpenDoc is
growing with software developers, as evidenced by the increasing number
who have chosen OpenDoc as the multiplatform programming environment for
products aimed for Mac OS, Windows, OS/2 and UNIX-platforms, for the
platform-neutral Java environment, and for the Internet.

To date, hundreds of developers are working on including OpenDoc capability
in future products. The list of applications range from popular,
established packages such as ClarisWorks to the new breed finding fresh
ways to take advantage of design-platform independence and the Internet.
Apple itself announced today the Golden Master version of Cyberdog, the
first Internet suite that uses OpenDoc as foundation technology, and
KickStart, the suite of OpenDoc components that help developers implement
Apple's multimedia technologies.

Many OpenDoc applications are on display at this week's Apple Worldwide
Developers Conference, including:

* Cyberdog-Apple's Internet suite, the first Internet product using OpenDoc
components.

* KickStart-a suite of Mac OS-specific OpenDoc components that implement
Apple's multimedia technologies.

* ClarisWorks-Claris' office suite designed with OpenDoc components.

* Roaster-Natural Intelligence's tools for developing in Sun's Java on the
Macintosh (final beta).

* "Opal"-Digital Harbor's word processor.

* WorldWrite-WorldSoft's multi-lingual word processor.

* Developers from Europe who are demonstrating their OpenDoc applications,
with the Theta Group currently shipping product.

* Developers from Europe who are demonstrating their OpenDoc applications,
with the Theta Group currently shipping dtf Database ToolKit, an OpenDoc
components suite for front-ending relational databases.

OpenDoc for Macintosh 1.0 went Golden Master in November 1995. It has been
downloaded from Apple's Web site by thousands of developers who want to
get to know and use OpenDoc. In addition, Apple has provided thousands of
OpenDoc CD copies to developers wanting an advance start on knowing and
appreciating OpenDoc and bringing products to market. Developer Release 5,
the most current Software Developers Kit, is available for the first time
at the 1996 Worldwide Developers Conferenc. As a result of the continued
interest in OpenDoc, it is expected that 1996 will see an abundance of new
commercial products using OpenDoc components as foundation technology
providing software for home, business, education, entertainment and the
Internet.

"The virtues of the design platform independence of OpenDoc component
technology will soon be experienced by end users," said Gina Centoni,
OpenDoc product line manager at Apple. "For example, real management of
Internet data becomes easy with live links and views embedded in documents
so information can be automatically updated. Also, information can be used
from a variety of sources without launching each application, which can be
a real system memory buster."

OpenDoc Opportunity and Support

Developers who use the OpenDoc component technology have found its
modularity speeds product development time and results in software that
uses less memory and disk space. In addition, the business opportunities
are greater as OpenDoc provides full plug-and-play compatibility across
major platforms, thus leveraging development efforts.

"There was no question that we would use OpenDoc as the design environment
for our word processor," said Roger Bell, president, Digital Harbor L.C.
of Lindon, Utah. "We wanted an extensible user interface that allows users
to create their own 'workspaces' and only a true open technology would
give us the results we wanted. Our product will ship sooner than we
expected and be rich in functionality for the user. It wouldn't be the
same product without OpenDoc."

"OpenDoc component technology provided us with an excellent environment to
create our new generation of database front-ending tools," said Hans
Martin Kern, vice president of product management for Germany's Theta
Group. "OpenDoc allows end-users to deploy our advanced front-ending tools
in an OpenDoc-enabled productivity application, like ClarisWorks, Opal,
WorldWrite or RegTime 4. It allowed us to create products which weren't
possible before."

Apple is gathering a variety of strategic partners to expand industry
support for OpenDoc. The most recent announcement was licensing Sun's Java
and embedding it in Apple's operating systems and authoring technologies.
Both OpenDoc and Cyberdog are complementary with Java, as the combination
provides a powerful programming environment for any software application,
operating system platform, network architecture or Internet capability.

"Apple is totally committed to OpenDoc as a foundation technology for
advancement of the Mac OS," said Jim Gable, Apple's senior director,
System Software Product Marketing. "In fact, OpenDoc is a key technology
for integration of the Internet into the Mac OS, as demonstrated by
Cyberdog. We provide strong developer support and have invested in our own
software by using OpenDoc as a vehicle for products like Cyberdog and
KickStart. We also support hundreds of third-party developers, such as
Claris, Digital Harbor and WorldSoft.

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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