Lotus Announces New Tools for Professional Developers

SmartStyle Tools and the Toolkit Collection CD Aid Third-Party Developers
in Integrating with Lotus' Entire Product Line

NEW YORK, June 28, 1994 -- Lotus Development Corp. today announced new
tools for Lotus Business Partners and Lotus Professional Developers. The
Lotus SmartStyle tools and the Lotus Toolkit Collection CD allow
third-party application developers and corporate developers to more easily
develop and integrate their products with Lotus' innovative communications
and desktop product line. The new tools are collected and packaged to ease
the design, development and upgrade process.

These new developer tools are part of an ongoing effort to encourage and
support the extensive third-party industry that has formed around Lotus
Notes, Lotus cc:Mail, SmartSuite and Lotus' individual desktop
applications. The Lotus Business Partners Program offers a variety of
benefits designed to equip, enable and train the growing community of more
than 4,200 partners who offer products and services based on Lotus
technologies. This program has recently been enhanced to include the Lotus
Business Partner Connection, an easy-to-join entry level subscription
service for new partners, and the Lotus Product Certification Program, a
self certification program for developers which provides valuable market
differentiation for third-party products that are Lotus compatible.

"Lotus recognizes the importance of providing its business partners with
tools and programs that assist in the development of Lotus integrated
applications," said John Landry, vice president and chief technology
officer for Lotus. "Utilizing the wide range of tools for all kinds of
developers, partners can now integrate their products tightly with Lotus
products and take advantage of Lotus' award-winning usability innovations
in their own products."

SmartStyle Tools

The SmartStyle tools are user interface tools that allow developers to
create applications with the award-winning Lotus look-and-feel, including
SmartIcons and the Status Bar. Using these tools, third-party developers
can seamlessly integrate their applications with the Lotus product line,
including Lotus Notes, cc:Mail, SmartSuite and Lotus' individual desktop
applications. Programs can automatically access the Lotus user interface
Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs), linking the latest version of the libraries
directly from the Lotus applications available on the user's system.

"SmartStyle enhances the value of the relationship we have with Lotus,"
said Charlotte Empey, product marketing manager, Shapeware. "Users of
Visio Express, in conjunction with Lotus applications, get what they want:
a consistent application environment with lower training costs."

An early version of the SmartStyle libraries was first distributed to over
2,000 developers in December of 1993 at Lotusphere, Lotus' developer
conference. Lotus will be formalizing the availability of SmartStyle tools
by providing a pre-release version to all Lotus-qualified Professional
Developers in North America this summer. The SmartStyle tools allow
developers to evaluate Lotus' technologies and to begin to develop
applications today that can be deployed when the final version of
SmartStyle ships in the fall of 1994. At that time, SmartStyle will become
a standard part of the Lotus Business Partner Connection.

Lotus Toolkit Collection CD

The Lotus Toolkit Collection CD is an extensive collection of tools and
documentation created to assist third-party developers in developing
applications that integrate with Lotus' product line. Providing tools,
documentation and sample programs on a single CD-ROM simplifies the
process of developing applications that interact with multiple Lotus
products and take advantage of Lotus' Working Together strategy.

"Lotus' product line allows our ObjectView customers to develop a new class
of applications that addresses their fundamental needs," said Michael J.
Cicia, senior director of marketing, KnowledgeWare "Lotus has
demonstrated, through their third-party tools, that they understand how to
provide an attractive development environment."

The Lotus Toolkit Collection CD contains both new tools never before
available and existing tools previously available on diskette. New tools
include:

* Lotus Notes API Toolkit Release 3.2, including support for Windows, OS/2,
Solaris and NetWare platforms, new Addin, ODS, Notes initialization,
signal handling, replication triggering and item definition table
functions, multi-platform sample programs and enhanced Notes/FX support

* Lotus VIM Developer's Toolkit Release 2.1, adding support for the new
Lotus Notes for UNIX and NetWare NLM platforms

* cc:Mail Import/Export Program Release 5.1, supporting Automatic Directory
Exchange (ADE) 2.0 and greater flexibility in exporting directory entries

* Lotus Forms Designer Version 1.0, the Lotus Forms applications
development environment, including 12 form templates

* Lotus Forms Filler Version 1.0, the Lotus Forms runtime version for end
users (1 license)

* SmarText Release 3 Builder, including enhanced table support,
customization capabilities, multimedia support and integration with Lotus
Notes

* Seven ODBC drivers including NotesSQL, a driver that allows access to
Lotus Notes from ODBC compliant applications, and ODBCWKS, a driver for
accessing data stored in spreadsheet files

* DataLens for Windows Release 1.0b and DataLens for OS/2 Release 1.0, both
supporting Oracle 7

* Lotus ScreenCam Player, along with ScreenCam screen movies presenting
Lotus Toolkit features

Previously existing tools also included on the CD include:

* Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows Add-In Development Kit
* Improv Application Developer Notes
* Ami Pro Macro Developers Kit for Windows Release 2.0

Pricing and Availability

All subscribers to the Lotus Business Partner Connection in North America
will receive a copy of SmartStyle tools in the fall of 1994 at no charge.
Currently, while the SmartStyle tools are in beta, they will be available
free of charge to Lotus-qualified Professional Developers. The Toolkit
Collection CD containing the contents described above will be available in
30 days to subscribers to the Lotus Business Partner Connection and
current members of the Lotus Business Partners Program in North America.

For additional information on how to subscribe to the Lotus Business
Partner Connection or to receive information on the Lotus Toolkit
Collection CD and the SmartStyle tools, contact 1-800-START-SMart
(1-800-782-7876) or 1-800-565-0878 in Canada

The Lotus Business Partners Program offers a variety of benefits designed
to equip, enable and train the growing community of more than 4,200
partners who offer products and services based on Lotus technologies.
Lotus Business Partners include professional application developers,
consultants, service providers, education centers, integrators and
resellers. Through the Business Partners Program, partners of all types
can gain access to Lotus software, information, tools, support and
marketing programs to assist them in developing and marketing their
products and services. Top performing Business Partners, designated as
Premium Partners, enjoy a closer relationship with Lotus field staff,
tailored sales and marketing, proactive lead generation efforts and other
increased benefits.

Lotus Development Corp. (NASDAQ: LOTS), founded in 1982, offers high
quality software products and support services that reflect the company's
unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses
must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is
evident in a new class of applications that allows information to be
accessed and communicated in ways never before possible, both within and
beyond organizational boundaries. The company now markets its products in
more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous Support services,
both from its consulting division and its award-winning 24-hour support
center.

Lotus Development Corp
55 Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-577-8500

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