Merger of Verdix Corporation and Rational Completed
Name Changed to Rational Software Corporation

Herndon, VA (March 31, 1994) -- Verdix Corporation (NASDAQ Symbol: VRDX)
announced today that its merger transaction with Rational has been
completed. The combined company, whose name has been changed to Rational
Software Corporation, will continue to be publicly traded on the NASDAQ
system under the new symbol RATL The headquarters of the combined company
will be in Santa Clara, California. Rational Software Corporation combines
Rational's expertise in leading object-oriented software-development tools
and technical services and Verdix's expertise in compilers and products
for the development of complex software.

The Board of Directors of Rational Software Corporation consists of five
former Rational directors and three former Verdix directors. The combined
company officers are: Michael T. Devlin, Chairman of the Board; Paul D.
Levy, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Ralph E. Alexander,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Rational Software Corporation will have a fiscal year starting April 1. For
the nine months ended December 31, 1993, Verdix's revenues were $16.8
million with net income of $380,000. For the year ended December 25, 1993,
Rational had revenues of $49.3 million with net income of $720,000.
Rational and Verdix have previously announced that in the quarter and
fiscal year ended March 31, 194, Rational Software Corporation expects to
incur a restructuring charge of between $9 and $11 million related to the
merger transaction and the integration of the two companies.

The merger transaction is being accounted for as a tax-free pooling of
interests. The former Rational shareholders now own approximately 60
percent of the outstanding shares of Rational Software Corporation common
stock. Pursuant to the transaction, each issued and outstanding share of
Rational common stock has been converted into the right to receive
eight-tenths (0.8) of one share of Rational Software Corporation common
stock. Each outstanding share of Verdix common stock will continue to be
an outstanding share of Rational Software Corporation common stock.

Shareholders of Rational will receive a letter from the First interstate
Bank of California, the Exchange Agent, regarding the procedures for
tendering their stock certificates for shares of Rational Software
Corporation. Shareholders of Rational should not tender stock certificates
except in accordance with such instructions.

Verdix Corp
205 Van Buren St, Herndon, VA 22070
703-318-5800

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