NETMANAGE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A FREE STANDARD API FOR ISVS TO RAPIDLY
INTERFACE WITH CABLE MODEM SYSTEMS

NetManage Client Services API Facilitates Cable Modem Applications
Development

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (INTERNET WORLD, BOOTH #719) - APRIL 29, 1996 - NetManage
(NASDAQ: NETM), the leading supplier of standards-based IntraNet
solutions, announced today the availability of a free standard cable modem
API. The NetManage Client Services (NMCS) API, will allow Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs) and Cable Modem Vendors (CMVs) to make their
applications ready for immediate use in accessing the Internet through
cable modem systems. The NMCS API provides ISVs with an industry standard
interface that enables applications to work with and take advantage of a
variety of cable modem vendor technology, without the ISV having to
customize their applications for different cable modem system vendors.

By utilizing the standard NMCS API, cable modem application developers can
offer their applications to the cable modem market supporting a variety of
cable modem suppliers quickly at a low implementation cost. The ISV is
immediately enabling their applications to transparently work with new and
existing cable modem environments. This provides more end user solutions,
enhancing the growth of the cable modem market with existing applications
being cable modem enabled, as well as making it easier to bring new cable
modem applications to market by ISVs.

Currently, for an ISV to provide applications to customers who want to use
cable modems, the ISV has to individually program important Internet
functionality for each cable modem system available. With the NMCS API,
ISVs need only write to this API and their applications are automatically
enabled to provide the level of Internet functionality users of cable
modem systems require. The API furnishes all the information client
applications need to function properly over different cable modem systems,
without the client applications being required to know each cable modems
individual capabilities.

"As a pioneer in Internet-based standards, we understand the importance of
offering a common API to provide a simple and powerful point of entry for
cable modem application developers," says Claire Markee, director of
consulting services at NetManage. "We see the NMCS API as setting a
standard for enabling applications in the cable modem area, similar to how
our WinSock API provided a common interface for TCP/IP oriented
applications."

NMCS API VALUE

For seamless cable modem services, the API provides applications with
session notification and status. The NMCS API also has the ability to
inform the application of whether a session is active or not, as well as
to start or stop a session, and log on or log off. It also maintains the
logic that notifies all running applications that another application may
be trying to shut down, and then asks these applications if the shut down
should proceed.

SIMPLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

In addition, NMCS provides a whole host of functionality to an ISV beyond
the API. A developer can enjoy a plug-and-play, easy development
environment, and a log-on and log-off program with optional use of
kerberos for password authentication. The NMCS API for Windows 3.1 and
Windows 95 is available free of charge immediately for ISVs and other
developers. It can be downloaded from NetManage's Website at
http://www.netmanage.com, go into the OEM section and select NMCS API.

ABOUT NETMANAGE

NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETM) develops, markets and supports an integrated
set of applications, servers and development tools for IntraNet
collaboration, access, development and management on the Microsoft
Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and Mac OS platforms. The company's award
winning products include Chameleon, Internet Chameleon and ECCO. NetManage
also provides IntraNet host access terminal and printer emulation
software, Swift, which supports SNA and TCP/IP-based access to IBM
mainframe, AS/400 and VAX/UNIX hosts. It also produces X Window System
emulation software called XoftWare for the PC and Macintosh. NetManage's
products are sold and serviced world-wide by NetManage's direct sales
force, international subsidiaries and authorized channel partners. Contact
NetManage at http://www.netmanage.com or (408) 973-7171.
 
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