Symantec Offers Pre-Release of New Visual Cafe, Rapid Application
Development Tool for Java

Pre-release Program available to Windows and Macintosh Cafe Customers

CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- MAY 29, 1996 -- Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq:SYMC)
today announced a pre-release beta program for owners of Symantec's
popular Cafe product for Windows or Macintosh. Symantec Cafe is the best
selling cross-platform visual Java development tool that features
Symantec's award-winning integrated development environment. Since its
introduction in March, Cafe has been the most popular Java development
tool in the industry. The pre-release program will allow registered Cafe
customers to download beta versions of Symantec's forthcoming product line
of Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools for the Java platform that
the company intends to ship later this summer. The preview tools will be
available for download in June from the Cafe Update Center on Symantec's
Cafe website, http://cafe.symantec.com.

The new RAD toolset, called Visual Cafe, will be available in separate
versions for Windows or Macintosh and will give users the ability to
visually create Java-powered applications and applets quicker and easier
than before. It features a host of new visual tools, drag and drop
capabilities, and an extensive object library of reusable components. A
professional version is expected to also provide database connectivity, a
database server, and database wizards and controls. Also, due to the
overwhelming popularity of Cafe's integrated debugger and JIT compiler,
Symantec expects to include further enhanced versions of these features in
the new visual RAD tool product line.

"Cafe is the best-selling tool for Java development on the Windows and
Macintosh platforms. We want to provide the highest value to the Cafe user
by providing them for free our latest visual RAD tools thus making users
more productive than ever before," said Mansour Safai, general manager of
Symantec's development tools division. "The additional demand for RAD
tools from high-end developers has lead us to the next progression from
Cafe to Visual Cafe."

Availability

The pre-release version of Visual Cafe will be available free-of-charge to
all registered owners of Cafe for Windows or Macintosh in late-June. The
preview can be found on Symantec's Cafe website at
http://cafe.symantec.com. The downloading and use of the pre-release
version of Visual Cafe is subject to the terms of a license agreement
which is included with the software and also available on the Symantec
Cafe website.

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology is becoming the industry's platform
for network computing.

Symantec Corporation develops, markets, and supports a complete line of
application and system software products designed to enhance individual
and workgroup productivity as well as manage networked computing
environments. Platforms supported include IBM personal computers and
compatibles, Apple Macintosh computers as well as all major network
operating systems. Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span
North America, Europe and several fast growing markets throughout Asia
Pacific and Latin America. Information on the company and its products can
be obtained by calling (800) 441-7234 toll free or (541) 334-6054.

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PRODUCT AND ORDERING INFORMATION:

Symantec Corporation, 10201 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
(800) 441-7234 or (541) 334-6054
 
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