FIFTY NEW AND ENHANCED PRODUCTS TO BE RELEASED WITH WORDPERFECT SYMMETRY
4.1 MESSAGING SYSTEM

All WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 products completely compatible with
WordPerfect Office 4.0a

ATLANTA--May 24, 1994--WordPerfect Corporation today announced WordPerfect
Symmetry 4.1, which features 28 new products and 22 product upgrades to
WordPerfect Office 4.0a. The new product line provides enhanced features
and functionality for end users, MIS and technology executives.

WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 is a fully integrated messaging application that
combines electronic mail, personal calendaring, group scheduling, task
management, rules-based message management and workflow routing into a
single application. The product comprises 12 client desktops, five remote
operating systems, 10 server platforms and 23 gateways, making it the most
open and scalable solution in cross-platform, enterprise-wide electronic
messaging.

"WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 has been designed to balance the needs of three
computing groups within an organization: end users, MIS managers and
technology executives," said David V. Clare, senior director of marketing,
Workgroup Applications at WordPerfect Corporation. "Workgroup applications
can no longer be developed for end users or system administrators alone,
robust feature sets must be provided for every group that interacts with
the product."

"WordPerfect Corporation is not only the first workgroup vendor to ship all
the components of a messaging system simultaneously; it is also the only
vendor to provide each computing group in the organization with
significant product enhancements for their area of responsibility," said
Clare.

Ron Raes of Weyerhaueuser Mortgage said, "WordPerfect Office 4.0a currently
allows our users to communicate with each other in our local offices as
well as our remote offices. The product helps us meet our demanding
business needs by automating workflow and allowing us to get at
information more quickly. And now that WordPerfect Symmetry is Simple MAPI
compliant, it will allow our users to mail-enable their word processing
and spreadsheet applications, making it easier for them to distribute
information to each other and Weyerhaueuser's sister corporations."

Enhancements for End Users

Client Platform Support: WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 provides client support
for 12 computing platforms, and with the exception of platform-specific
features, all clients are identical in functionality and feature sets. New
with the release of 4.1 is a native PowerMacintosh client and support for
seven Unix environments, including Hewlett-Packard UX (HP 9000), IBM AIX
(IBM RS/6000), SCO Unix, Data General UX (AViiON), Sun Solaris 2.x, SunOS
4.1.3 (Solaris 1.X), and SVR4 for Intel platforms (reference platforms NCR
& Novell UnixWare).

Openness: WordPerfect Corporation designed WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 to be
more open by using accepted open messaging standards. Support for Simple
MAPI has been added to the Windows client, allowing users to mail-enable
any other third-party product that also supports Simple MAPI. AOCE and
AppleScript support have also been added to the Macintosh and
PowerMacintosh clients. In addition to industry standards, WordPerfect
Symmetry supports PerfectFit technology, allowing for greater
interoperability with all WordPerfect Corporation Windows products.

Custom Messages and Custom Commands: New to WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 for
Windows is the capability to extend the electronic messaging services of
the product to other applications. Through the use of custom message
mechanisms, other applications can be registered in the system and
identified in a user's In Box with a unique message-type icon. Based on
the conditions defined in a custom message, an executable or DLL can be
executed to act on the information contained in the custom message. Custom
commands enable users to access other Windows applications through any
WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 for Windows pull-down menu. Custom commands can
also be incorporated into any message view which could then trigger any
action or set of actions.

Electronic ListServer: Made popular by the Internet, ListServer programs
provide a means of sharing non-replication-dependent information through
the use of electronic mail. ListServers allow e-mail users to join forums
of discussion and automatically receive messages that are sent to that
forum. In WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1, a list is created by defining a
mailbox to which users can send messages on a particular topic. To be a
recipient of a particular list or forum, users send a message to the
specified mailbox with the word "subscribe" in the message text and they
are then added to the mailing list used to distribute messages sent to the
list. All messages and associated attachments are distributed to each
subscriber. List participants are maintained as Blind Copy recipients on
the list to preserve the privacy of each participant.

Mobile Computing: WordPerfect Corporation provides a large variety of
mobile messaging products that help users keep in touch with information
while away from the office. In addition to providing Remote Symmetry 4.1
for Windows and DOS, WordPerfect Corporation is also releasing a remote
package for Macintosh. All three remote packages are able to utilize both
asynchronous and wireless connections. Also new with the 4.1 release is
the rules-based Pager gateway which connects users to local, regional and
national paging services and the Telephone Access Server, which enables
users to use a touchtone telephone to listen to and send messages.

Enhancements for MIS

Installation: The WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 Administration program now
provides an "assisted install" procedure that instructs the installer on
each necessary procedure to complete the install. The installation of a
single WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 post office and clients can now be
accomplished by a novice computer user with the appropriate network access
in less than two hours. Additional installation enhancements include:
simplified client installation program, automatic update of
locally-installed WordPerfect Office 4.0a client software and directory
synchronization with the NetWare bindery.

Improved Up-time Support (24x7): New with WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 is
complete 24x7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) up-time support for server
and database maintenance. This includes on-line automated database
maintenance by server processes which automatically maintains the
integrity of the system databases. Also new is automated reporting of
problem files to the administrator and support for Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) for NetWare Loadable Modules (NLM).

Administration Support: The WordPerfect Symmetry Administration program
provides scalable enterprise-wide administration capabilities, including
central and distributed administration, automatic directory
synchronization between domains and electronic software distribution. All
WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 products are fully plug-and-play compatible with
WordPerfect Office 4.0a, allowing customers to upgrade the components of
their systems one piece at a time without losing information or
functionality.

Enhancements for Technology Leader

Client & Server Architecture: The WordPerfect Symmetry clients that span 12
desktop platforms and servers that span 11 operating systems are all built
on the same core-code engine, making them identical in functionality and
feature sets. All WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 features reside in the
WordPerfect Symmetry engine, which is then ported to the appropriate
platform or operating system. This level of code integration enables the
clients and servers to work interchangeably, with complete integration of
functionality across the enterprise.

Enterprise Scalability: WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 provides high-capacity
server support for better performance, high up-time characteristics and
increased administration capabilities on the servers. Server platforms
supported include NLMs, OS/2, DOS and the previously mentioned seven
versions of Unix. Both the Message Server (MS) and Office Server (OFS) are
supported natively on OS/2. Support is also provided for native TCP/IP
communications between OS/2 and Unix versions of the server processes, and
universal naming conventions (UNC) mappings for connections made by the
NLMs.

Connectivity/Interoperability: Connectivity between WordPerfect Symmetry
and foreign e-mail systems has been significantly enhanced at the 4.1
level. The enhancements include better co-existence with other e-mail
systems, including the Internet, X.400, and SNADS; interoperability and
directory synchronization between WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 and
OfficeVision/VM (OV/VM), Lotus cc:Mail, and NetWare Global MHS; and a move
user utility for customers migrating from OV/VM or cc:Mail.

WordPerfect Corporation is also providing a WordPerfect Symmetry Async
Gateway for OS/2, incoming fax capabilities for the Fax/Print Gateway, a
new Pager Gateway with support for local, regional or national paging
services and SMTP Gateways for all seven supported Unix environments.

Pricing and Availability

WordPerfect Symmetry 4.1 Client/Administration Packs (which include 5
licenses) for all platforms each have a Suggested Retail Price of $695.
Additional licenses range from $135 for one additional license to $9,500
for an additional 100 licenses. The Message Server Pack is available for
the following prices: DOS, $495; OS/2, $1,495; Unix, $1,995; and NLM,
$2,495.

All products are scheduled to release by the end of June 1994.

WordPerfect Corporation is a worldwide leader in providing business,
workgroup, consumer and electronic publishing software. Driven by its
vision to help the world communicate, the company develops software for
people to process, share, present and distribute information. The company
is widely recognized for its multilingual and cross-platform software
solutions and is the industry's premier provider of customer support.
Founded in 1979, the company markets software in 28 languages and in 117
countries. Through its merger with Novell, expected to be completed by
mid-summer, WordPerfect will take a leadership role in developing
networked applications.

WordPerfect Corp
1555 N. Technology Way
Orem, UT 84057-2399
801-225-5000,  fax 801-228-5077

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