WORDPERFECT CORPORATION RELEASES WORDPERFECT 6.0 FOR DOS 

Release of version 6. 0 sets new record as the largest initial product
shipment in company's history

NEW YORK CITY--June 28, 1993--WordPerfect Corporation today released
WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS, the latest upgrade to the company's namesake word
processor. According to company officials, the release of version 6.0 will
set a new record as the largest initial shipment of any product in the
history of WordPerfect Corporation.

Software resellers have said customer demand for WordPerfect for DOS is
already reaching record levels. "We have huge back orders for WordPerfect
6.0 and expect nothing less than a successful release of the product,"
said Linda Kroog, vice president of products at California-based software
distributor Merisel Inc.

Version 6.0 is the successor to WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, which has
consistently been a best-seller since its introduction in 1989. That trend
continued in 1992, as WordPerfect outsold all other software applications.
Like its DOS counterpart, WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows is also a
best-seller for the company. According to the most recent sales figures
from the country's largest software resellers and distributors,
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows is outselling every other Windows word
processing application.

"Like version 5.1, WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS will set a new standard in
information processing," said Alan Ashton, president of WordPerfect
Corporation. "The hundreds of new and enhanced features in WordPerfect 6.0
allow people to accomplish tasks never before possible with a word
processor. "

According to WordPerfect developers, 639 user enhancement requests have
been incorporated into WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS.

Spreadsheet functionality, for example, is now built into WordPerfect.
Computing functions and cell formatting features are now a part of the
Tables feature and allow users to accomplish most spreadsheet functions
without having to use a separate spreadsheet package.

WordPerfect 6.0 users are also able to fax directly from within
WordPerfect. Version 6.0 supports FaxBIOS technology and will ship with
the necessary drivers for Class 1, Class 2 or CAS-compliant fax devices.

"WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS is a product that goes beyond word processing by
providing fax, sound, e-mail and spreadsheet solutions," said Todd Ashman,
product marketing director for WordPerfect for DOS. "This expanded
functionality helps make the word processor the application from which all
personal computing can originate."

Version 6.0 is the first DOS word processor from WordPerfect Corporation to
be fully developed using the new WordPerfect Usability Center. "Usability
testing helped us to develop a new version of WordPerfect that is not only
more powerful, but easier to use than competing word processors," said Jim
Millecam, director of WordPerfect development. "The new WordPerfect Coach
feature, for example, takes WordPerfect ease-of-use to a new level and is
unavailable in any other word processing application," said Millecam. The
Coach feature allows users to access a personal tutor for selected
functions. The Coach will then guide the user by giving step-by-step
instructions. If the user needs additional help, the Coach will actually
show the user how to complete the function. Hundreds of additional
WordPerfect features have been added to the product. A few of the most
powerful new additions include:

** WYSIWYG Editing 

Users can choose from among three different interface modes while editing.
The Text Mode is similar to the only mode currently available in version
5.1. Working in Graphics Mode allows users to see a graphical
representation of fonts, graphics, colors, etc. The Page Mode offers the
same functionality as the Graphics Mode, but also shows headers, footers,
footnotes and page numbers. All three modes are fully editable, mouse
compatible and can be accessed at any time in the program.

** Scalable Font Support 

WordPerfect 6.0 supports four types of scalable fonts: Adobe Type 1, AGFA
Intellifont, Bitstream Speedo and TrueType. WordPerfect Font Installer
(WPFI), a utility that ships with the product, will install additional
scalable fonts if the user desires. WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS will also ship
with a number of customized scalable WordPerfect fonts. The scalable font
technology in WordPerfect 6.0 makes true DOS-Windows-OS/2 font
compatibility a reality.

** Selectable Merge 

Users can now select the records they would like to include in a merge
group and even set the criteria by which those records are selected (all
of the Smiths who live in New York City, for example).

** QuickFinder 

First available in WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows, QuickFinder is an
innovative way to search local or network directories quickly and
effectively. Indexes created with QuickFinder allow users to rapidly
search for documents based on user-defined criteria. 

Other new or enhanced features include color printing, drag-and-drop text
and graphics, irregular text wrap around graphic images, Grammatik 5,
Button Bars, the ability to work with up to nine documents at a time,
Undo, collapsible outlines, enhanced envelope creation and more powerful
macro capabilities.

WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS will have a suggested retail price of $495 for a
full package. Full package upgrades for existing WordPerfect customers
will have a suggested retail price of $129. A competitive trade-up package
will also be available for $149 to customers who own a competing word
processing package. A CD-ROM version of the software will also be
available. Additional information about WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS is
available from software resellers or by calling WordPerfect Corporation at
(800) 451-5151.

WordPerfect Corporation, founded in 1979, is headquartered in Orem, Utah.
The privately held company manufactures business software to help people
process, share and present information across a wide variety of computer
operating systems. Among the company's key products are the world's
best-selling word processor, WordPerfect, as well as WordPerfect Office
and WordPerfect Presentations. Recognized for its leadership in providing
outstanding customer support, WordPerfect Corporation is represented
throughout the world by 50 international affiliates serving 106 countries
with products in 27 languages.

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

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