QUARTERDECK ANNOUNCES WEBSTAR SERVER API (W*API) FOR THE MACINTOSH, A HIGH
PERFORMANCE REPLACEMENT FOR COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACES

Next-Generation API For Writing Web Server Extensions On The Macintosh
Offers Compatibility With NSAPI and ISAPI

SAN JOSE, CALIF., MAY 13, 1996 --- AT THE APPLE&REG; WORLD WIDE DEVELOPER
CONFERENCE -- QUARTERDECK CORP. DEMONSTRATED THE INITIAL DEVELOPER RELEASE
OF THE NEW WEBSTAR API (W*API) RUNNING ON THE COMPANY'S INDUSTRY-LEADING
WEB SERVER FOR THE MACINTOSH. THE API IS DESIGNED TO REPLACE COMMON
GATEWAY INTERFACE (CGI) APPLICATIONS WITH SERVER "PLUG-INS" THAT SHARE
MEMORY WITH THE SERVER AND PROVIDE A MUCH FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT MECHANISM
FOR EXTENDING WEBSTAR'S FUNCTIONALITY. W*API COMPATIBILITY SERVICES WILL
PROVIDE SOURCE-LEVEL COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NETSCAPE SERVER API (NSAPI)
AND INTERNET SERVER API (ISAPI) FROM MICROSOFT, ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO
EASILY RECOMPILE WEBSTAR PLUG-INS ON WINDOWS NT AND UNIX PLATFORMS. MANY
WEBSTAR DEVELOPERS SUCH AS MAXUM, EVERYWARE, APPLE, AND ADOBE HAVE ALREADY
DEVELOPED NEW VERSIONS OF THEIR PRODUCTS USING W*API.

"Macintosh developers will be delighted to know that W*API takes full
advantage of the Mac's strengths while leveraging their efforts into the
Netscape and Microsoft Web server markets," said Chuck Shotton,
Quarterdeck Fellow. "For WebSTAR customers, W*API means deploying
applications that can seamlessly integrate with either Microsoft or
Netscape servers."

"WebSTAR Plug-Ins are a tremendous step forward over CGIs," remarked John
O'Fallon, president and technical director of Maxum, publisher of NetCloak
and NetForms. "NetCloak, for example, has always been fast, but it just
screams as a plug-in! No more AppleEvent bottlenecks and better
integration with WebSTAR will make all of our add-on tools faster, even
more reliable, and even easier to use."

Quarterdeck is already developing many server plug-ins for various
horizontal and vertical markets using W*API. WebSTAR 2.0 for the
Macintosh, for example, is the next major upgrade to the leading Mac(TM)
OS Web server and will include many plug-ins which add features to the
server. The company released the DR/1 version of W*API at WWDC on the beta
WebSTAR Software Developer's Kit CD-ROM. Customers will be able to take
advantage of W*API plug-ins when WebSTAR 1.3 ships by the end of May. For
more information on Macintosh products, call (800) 525-2580 or (510)
649-4949, fax to (510) 548-0393, or send email to info@starnine.com .

About Quarterdeck

Quarterdeck Corporation is a pioneer in the development of software
products in four strategic business areas: Utilities, Internet Solutions,
Internet Services, and Communications. The company has led the industry in
bringing utilities solutions to the Windows and DOS environments with its
award-winning QEMM memory management software. The company also offers an
entire line of powerful, next-generation Internet tools for corporate,
small business and individual users, including the award-winning
WebCompass Professional, and the company's first product in the
Communications market, WebTalk. Quarterdeck recently acquired DATASTORM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., developer of the award-winning communications program
PROCOMM PLUS 3.0.

Quarterdeck Corporation's headquarters are located at 13160 Mindanao Way,
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

The Dublin, Ireland office serves as its European headquarters, with
offices in England, France, Germany, and Australia. Further product
availability and pricing information can be obtained by calling (310)
309-3700, by accessing Quarterdeck's Internet Web site at
http://www.quarterdeck.com/, or by sending an e-mail request to
info@quarterdeck.com .
 
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