NEXT SOFTWARE STRENGTHENS WEBOBJECTS PRODUCT LINE

New Visual Development Environment for Building Server-Based Web
Applications

SPRING INTERNET WORLD '96, SAN JOSE, CALIF.--MAY 1, 1996--NeXT Software, a
leading producer of custom application development software for the
Internet and the Enterprise, today announced a major new technology
enhancement to NeXT's WebObjects product line for quickly and easily
building server-side web applications. This new visual development
environment, code named TSUNAMI, allows developers to easily create and
manage WebObjects applications running on the server. Capitalizing on ten
years of expertise in the development arena, NeXT will include this new
functionality as an integral part of WebObjects Pro and WebObjects
Enterprise shipping this Summer.

"We have leveraged our experience in the client/server market to enhance
WebObjects and provide a valuable and seamless graphical development
environment that builds server-based web applications," said Avadis
Tevanian, Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software. "Developers will
now be able to quickly build dynamic web applications using our simple
drag-and-drop environment and run these applications on the server for
universal access."

Unlike many companies focusing solely on the client-side user interface and
functionality, NeXT is providing a visual tool that allows developers to
build custom business logic on the server which is then accessed from a
variety of clients via the Web. This methodology maintains true browser
independence and offers increased security. With WebObjects, applications
are built on the server, which alleviates a common fear of downloading
applets that could potentially damage the client system. WebObjects can
also interface with client-side applets such as Java and ActiveX in
environments where transactions can be trusted.

This new graphical environment speeds development time by enabling
developers to lay out WebObjects and HTML on each application page, bind
the WebObjects dynamic elements to script methods and variables, and fill
in the server logic. Developers will have significantly less code to write
and maintain by building reusable components. The WebObjects product line
will also include enhancements for greater compatibility and scalability -
challenges that many web development vendors have failed to address.
Applications may be built with the new development environment on Windows
NT and then deployed to not only on Windows NT but also Sun's Solaris
operating system.

WebObjects continues to be the premier development environment for quickly
building multi-tier web applications that leverage a corporation's
existing computing infrastructure of databases, mainframes, and existing
applications needing a web interface. Not only does the multi-tier
architecture support a diverse set of data sources, it truly separates the
business logic of an application from its datasources and user-
interfaces. This architecture creates a highly scalable environment that
is also very easy to develop and maintain.

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 in a true multi-tier environment.

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.
 
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