Quarterdeck and Natural Intelligence collaborate to support Java in WebSTAR
for Internet/Intranet Development

COMBINATION OF WEBSTAR WITH ROASTER WILL SPAWN THE NEXT GENERATION OF
INTERNET/INTRANET APPLICATIONS

SAN JOSE, CA, MAY 13, 1996-at the Apple World Wide Developer Conference
(WWDC)-Quarterdeck Corp. (Nasdaq: QDEK) and Natural Intelligence today
announced the first step in a strategic partnership that will bring the
next generation of Web application development tools to the Macintosh.
Natural Intelligence is developing a Virtual Machine plug-in for WebSTAR
that will allow applets developed in Sun Microsystems' Java programming
language to execute on the server via the WebSTAR Server API (WSAPI). An
early version of the Roaster virtual machine technology plug-in running in
WebSTAR will be demonstrated at WWDC in San Jose, California on Wednesday,
May 15 to conference attendees.

Natural Intelligence will be showcasing its next major release of Roaster,
the Development Environment for Java, at the conference as well. The two
companies plan to ship products based on the powerful combination of
WebSTAR and Roaster by the end of the summer.

"Our WebSTAR API, combined with the power of Natural Intelligence's
development environment for Java, clearly establishes the Macintosh as a
leading platform for both Internet and Intranet application development,"
said Chuck Shotton, Quarterdeck Fellow and principal architect of WebSTAR.
"Java plug-ins for WebSTAR will transform the Web server from a simple
information publishing tool to an active information agent."

"The combination of our industry-leading Roaster integrated development
environment with the best Mac OS Web server out there instantly provides
the Macintosh community with state-of-the-art Internet development tools,"
commented Joshua D. Wachs, President of Natural Intelligence. "Roaster and
WebSTAR together take advantage of the best features of the Mac OS to
ensure that no other platform but the Mac can provide such ease-of-use and
powerful cross-platform Java development capabilities."

"Java applets on the client and the server are only the beginning of the
story for Java development," said Jim Ducharme, Director of Client/Server
Development for Natural Intelligence. "This is the first major step toward
fulfilling the potential of Java and generating truly distributed and
dynamic network applications. Having two leading products such as WebSTAR
and Roaster work so closely together is an important part of that
process."

"This is very good news for the legions of Internet developers using the
Macintosh," said Larry Tesler, Vice President of Internet Platforms at
Apple Computer. "Apple is very supportive when two companies like Natural
Intelligence and QuarterDeck come together to provide leading edge
Internet technology on the Macintosh before anyone else."

Both companies plan to continue to work together on future technologies and
incorporating them into their respective product lines.

ABOUT QUARTERDECK/STARNINE:

Quarterdeck's StarNine Technologies division is the leading developer of
Internet server software and email connectivity products for the
Macintosh. WebSTAR (formerly MacHTTP) Web server software is the most
widely used Web server on the Internet. StarNine Technologies, Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation based in Berkeley,
Calif. StarNine can be reached by calling (510) 649-4949 or by sending
email to mailto:info@starnine.com or via the Web at
http://www.quarterdeck.com/, or by sending a mail request to
info@quarterdeck.com.

ABOUT NATURAL INTELLIGENCE:

Established in 1987 with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Natural
Intelligence, Inc. provides quality tools and solutions in a variety of
areas, specializing in cross-platform Internet development with a focus on
Java development and database consulting. Natural Intelligence's products
include Roaster, the Development Environment for Java, QuickCode Pro, a
code editor for 4th Dimension, and DragStrip, the Ultimate Desktop
Organizer for the Macintosh. For more information on Natural Intelligence,
email us at info@natural.com or look us up on the Web at www.natural.com.

ABOUT APPLE COMPUTER, INC.:

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 over
140 countries.
 
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